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Contents 

CONSECUTIVE  NUMBER  275 
FEATURES 


June- July 2003 

VOLUME  30,  NUMBER  3 


5  How  It  Was  Done  Jack  Kelso 

Researching  and  Writing  The  History  of  Competitive  Swimming  in  Canada 

6  2003  Canadian  World  Championship  Trials  Nikki  Dryden 
Knabe  and  Warden  Top  Performers 

8  Kurtis  MacGillivary  and  Tary  Lencoe  Nikki  Dryden 
Shock.  Awe,  and  Lots  of  Fun 

9  Toronto  All  Stars  Nikki  Dryden 
No  Need  to  Be  At  a  Centre  to  Swim  Fast 

10  2003  World  Championships  Preview  Nick  Thierry 
Hackett,  Thorpe,  Coughlin,  and  Phelps  Are  Sure  to  Dominate 

16-17  Poster:  Michael  Phelps,  United  States  Cy  Jariz  Cyr  /  Newsport 
18       Swimming  History  Karin  Helmstaedt  /  Nick  Thierry 

Three  Decades  of  World  Championships.  Canadians  won  26  medals  since  1973 

24  Coaching  Personality  Justin  Finney 
Queensland  Coach  Stephan  Widmer 

Likes  a  Simple  Plan  That  Is  Very  Systematic,  Efficient,  and  Easy  to  Understand 

25  Advice  For  Parents  Wayne  Goldsmith 
Sporting  Parents,  Support,  Smiles,  and  Swimming 

30      Book  Review 

The  History  of  Competitive  Swimming  In  Canada  (1897-2002) 
30       Obituary  Nick  Thierry 

Rosemary  Mann  Dawson,  Pioneer  Women's  Coach  Dies 


Cover:  Morgan  Knabe 

Photo.  Marco  Chiesa 


Kurtis  MacGillivary 


Elizabeth  Collins 


Dimitri  Komornikov 


Lisbeth  Lenton 


3 

Contents 

14 

Results  North  American  Circuit 

4 

About  This  Issue 

15 

Results  2003  Mare  Nostrum 

Record  Setters 

22 

TOP  (Tiny  Olympic  Prospects) 

5 

Calendar 

28-29 

Making  Waves 

12 

Results  Canadian  World  Trials 

SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


3 


ABOUT  THIS  ISSUE 


The  focus  in  this  issue  is  the  World 
Championships  (swimming  events  July  20- 
27  in  Barcelona,  Spain). 
Nikki  Dryden  attended  the  Canadian  Trials 
in  Victoria  in  late  June  and  wrote  about  what 
happened,  and  the  new  swimmers  who  broke  into 
the  international  level. 

She  will  be  in  Barcelona  to  cover  the  Canadians 
and  the  championships  in  our  next  issue. 

Teams  were  finalized  in  Victoria  for  the  Worlds, 
Pan  Ams,  and  FISU  (Universiade)  Games.  With  15 
swimmers  pre-selected,  8  additions  were  made  to  the 
World  team  (7  qualified  with  their  performances) 
and  one  (Yannick  Lupien)  was  added  for  the  4x100 
free  relay . 

Four  swimmers  were  chosen  to  compete  in  the 
Open  Water  World  events.  Actually  five  were  originally 
selected  but  Elise  Dudar,  16,  (TO)  withdrew. 

A  comparison  of  the  top  competitions  in  North 
America  and  Europe  shows  that  faster  in-season 
swimming  gives  the  advantage  to  Europe. 

The  30-year  history  of  the  Worlds  is  included  with 
an  honour  roll  of  Canadian  medallists. 

The  final  TOP  listing  includes  for  the  first  time 
ever  pictures  of  the  winners  and  their  progression 
through  the  year. 

Simple  is  how  Stephen  Widmer,  Queensland 
coach  likes  his  training  plans,  as  told  to  Justin 
Finney,  a  Pointe  Claire  assistant  coach  who  visited 
with  him  during  May. 

Wayne  Goldsmith  writes  aboutwhat  parents  want 
from  swimming  for  their  children. 

There  are  several  descriptions  of  Jack  Kelso's 
monumental  work  on  The  History  of  Canadian 
Competitive  Swimming  1867-2002,  including  how 
to  order  your  copy.  We  urge  you  to  do  so. 


The  History  of  Competitive 
Swimming  in  Canada 
(1867-2002) 

By  John  (Jack)  G.  Kelso 


"Traced  from  the  very  beginnings  of  organized  swimming  in  Canada,  this  work  follows  the 
establishment  of  organized  competitions,  the  developers  of  the  sport,  the  great  coaches,  and  the 
athletes  who  have  dominated  the  nationals  and ,  in  some  cases,  the  international  scene.  In  particular, 
there  is  a  complete  record  of  the  Canadian  championships  and  Canadian  participation  in  the  major 
international  Games,  a  review  of  Canadian  records  and  an  analysis  of  the  major  factors  influencing 
the  sport  at  eqach  stage  of  its  development. 

The  book  will  serve  as  the  standard  reference  for  all  serious  studies  of  swimming,  as  a  stand-alone 
subject,  or  as  part  of  the  evolution  of  sport  in  Canada." 

Richard  W.  Pound,  O.C.,  O.Q.,  Q.C.,  RCA. 


I960  Canadian  Olympic  Swimming  Team 
Past  President,  Canadian  Olympic  Asociation 
Member,  International  Olympic  Committee 


100  Limited 
Editions  signed 
by  the  Author 
Cost  $119.95  + GST 
(Total  128.35  Cdn) 


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RECORD  SETTERS  (LONG  COURSE) 


WORLD 

•  Men's  200  breaststroke: 

2:09.52  Dimitri  Komornikov,  RUS,  Barcelona,  June  14 

30.11   1:03.35   1:36.65  2:09-52 
Betters  old  record  of  2:09-97  Kosuke  Kitajima,  JPN,  Busan,  Oct  2,  2002 

29.72   1:02.61   1:36.05  2:09-97 

•  Men's  200  individual  medley: 

1:57.94  Michael  Phelps,  USA,  Santa  Clara,  Jun  29 

25.72  55.14  1:30.00  1:57.94 
Betters  old  record  of  1:58.16  Jani  Sievinen,  FIN,  Rome,  Sep  11, 1994 

26.17  56.61  1:30.03  1:58.16 
CANADIAN 

•  Men's  800  freestyle: 

7:58,63  Kurtis  MacGillivary,  ROW,  Victoria,  Jun  28 

Betters  old  record  of  8:00.22  Chris  Bowie,  EKSC,  Etobicoke,  Aug  2, 1992 

•  Men's  50  breaststroke: 

28.22  Morgan  Knabe,  UCSC,  Victoria,  Jun  27 


Betters  his  own  record  of  28.33,  Fukuoka,  Jul  28,  2001 

•  Men's  100  breaststroke: 

1:00.70  Morgan  Knabe,  UCSC,  Victoria,  Jun  30,  (time  trial) 
Betters  hiw  own  record  of  1:00.95  from  Winnipeg,  Mar  21, 2003 

•  Men's  200  breaststroke: 

2:12.74  Morgan  Knabe,  UCSC,  Victoria,  Jun  28 

Betters  old  record  of  2: 12.87  Michael  Brown,  PERTH,  Yokohama,  Aug  27,  2002 

•  Women's  400  freestyle: 

4:12.00  Brittany  Reimer,  SKSC,  Victoria,  Jun  26 

Betters  old  record  of  4: 12.64  Joanne  Malar,  UCSC,  Winnipeg,  Aug  4, 1999 

•  Women's  1500  freestyle: 

16:24.39  Brittany  Reimer,  SKSC,  Victoria,  Jun  27 

Betters  own  record  of  16:33-28  in  Indianapolis,  Apr  5, 2003 

•  Women's  50  backstroke: 

28.90  Jennifer  Carroll,  MEGO,  Victoria,  Jun  28 
Betters  own  record  of  28.94  in  Winnieg.  Mar  20, 2002 


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SWIMNEWS  JUNE-JULY  2003 


CALENDAI 





HOW  IT  WAS  DONE 


CANADIAN 

July 

4-6      East  Coast  Championships,  Saint  John,  NB 


4-6 

Alberta  SR  Championships 

10-13 

TAS  BC  Championships,  Kamloops 

11-13 

Quebec  Age  Groups,  Montreal 

11-13 

Alberta  AG  Championships 

17-20 

Canadian  SWAD  Nationals,  Edmonton 

24-27 

Eastern  Cup  Montreal 

24-27 

Club  Nationals,  Calgary 

27 

SNC  5km  Nationals,  Thetis  Lake,  BC 

November 

27-30 

Canadian  SC  Nationals,  Ste-Foy,  QC 

December 

12-14 

Ontario  SR  Championships 

2004 

January 

23-25 

Ontario  Cup 

February 

19-22 

Eastern  Canadians,  Halifax,  NS 

19-22 

Western  Canadians,  Vancouver,  BC 

20-22 

CIS  Interuniversity  Champs,  Toronto 

March 

5-7 

Ontario  JR  Provincials 

12-14 

Canada  Cup,  TBA 

April 

23-25 

Ontario  Team  Championships 

May 

28-30 

Mel  Zajac  International,  Vancouver 

June 

25-27 

Ontario  JR  Provincials 

July 

6-10 

Olympic/Paralympic  Trials,  Etobicoke 

28-31 

Club  Nationals 

UNITED  STATES 
July 

10-  13    Grand  Prix  4,  Los  Angeles,  CA 
August 

5-9  Summer  Nationals,  College  Park,  MD 
December 

4-6      US  Open,  Federal  Way,  WA 

2004 

February 

11-  15    National  Championships,  TBA 
July 

7-14     US  Olympic  Trials,  Long  Beach,  CA 
December 

2-4      US  Open,  San  Antonio,  TX 


INTERNATIONAL 

July 

I-  4      Moscow  Cup,  RUS 

I I-  13    Schwimmfest,  Darmstadt,  GER 

17-  20   ASA  Championships,  GBR 

13-  27    World  Championships,  Barcelona,  ESP 

27-  30   ASA  Age  Group  Nationals,  Sheffield,  GBR 
August 

31-3     ASA  National  Youths,  GBR 
31-3     European  Juniors,  Glasgow,  SCO 

6-  10     National  Championships,  Athens,  GRE 

I-  17     Pan  American  Games,  Santo  Domingo 

14-  17    British  SC  Championships,  GBR 
21-31    World  University  Games,  Daegu,  KOR 
24-29   Asian  AG  Championships,  TPE 
October 

4-  18     All  Africa  Games,  Abuja,  NGR 

18-  19    Grand  Prix  3,  Stockholm,  SWE 
November 

21-23    Grand  Prix  4,  Goteborg,  SWE 
24-25    World  Cup  1,  Daejeon,  KOR 

28-  30   World  Cup  2,  Melbourne,  AUS 
December 

5-  6      World  Cup  3,  Durban  RSA 

I I-  14    European  SC  Championships,  Dublin,  IRL 

2004 
January 

9-10  World  Cup  4 
13-14  World  Cup  5 
17-18   World  Cup  6 

Three  European  cities  to  be  chosen  from  the 
following:  Berlin,  Moscow,  Paris,  Stockholm 
30-3 1    World  Cup  7,  New  York  USA 
February 

3-4      World  Cup  8,  Mexico  City,  MEX 

7-  9      World  Cup  9,  Rio  de  Janeiro,  BRA 
May 

6-  16     European  Championships,  Madrid,  ESP 
August 

13-29    Olympic  Games,  Athens,  GRE 
October 

1-7      Asian  Championships,  Doha,  QAT 

7-  10  World  SC  Championships,  Indianapolis,  IN 
December 

9-12     European  SC  Championships,  Vienna,  AUT 

2005 
June 

24-3     Mediterranean  Games,  Almeria,  ESP 
July 

1 7-3 1    World  Championships,  Montreal,  CAN 


Researching  and  writing 

"The  History  of  Competitive 
Swimming  In  Canada  -  1867-2002" 

John  G.  (Jack)  Kelso,  Ph.D. 

This  book  was  written  primarily  to  fill  a 
void  in  the  annals  of  Canadian  sports 
history.  It  provides  a  comprehensive 
record  of  competitive  swimming  at  the  national 
and  international  level,  from  the  initial  efforts  of 
racing  in  rivers  and  lakes  in  pioneer  Canada,  to 
contemporary  competition. 

The  research  for  the  early  information 
involved  extensive  review  of  materials  obtained 
from  newspaper  archives,  sports  halls  of  fame, 
and  sports  museums.  From  the  1950's  onward, 
the  primary  sources  were  national  team  booklets, 
magazine  articles,  and  personal  accounts.  The 
major  contributor  to  the  more  recent  information 
was  Swim  Canada  Magazine,  changed  to 
SwimNews  Magazine.  Without  the  statistical 
information  and  articles  from  this  magazine  the 
book  would  have  been  most  difficult  to  write.  The 
book  took  eight  years  to  research  and  write. 

There  are  over  three  thousand  swimmer's 
named  in  the  book,  with  every  international  team 
member  and  every  national  medallist  recorded. 
The  book  is  written  in  chronological  order,  with 
each  chapter  designated  to  a  decade  in  history. 
The  comprehensive  Table  of  Contents  is  designed 
to  replace  the  normal  Index,  thus  eliminating 
a  further  40  pages  of  print.  With  over  600 
pages,  including  almost  50  pages  of  important 
Appendices,  and  98  black  and  white  photographs, 
it  is  a  complete  record  of  our  great  sport.  There  is 
not  a  comparative  record  available  on  any  other 
Canadian  sport. 

The  expectation  is  that  this  compendium  will 
play  an  important  role  in  a  better  understanding 
and  appreciation  of  how  competitive  swimming 
has  contributed  postitively  to  Canadian  sporting 
history.  Hopefully,  it  will  provide  each  new 
swimming  generation  with  a  sense  of  pride  and 
honor  resulting  in  a  renewed  sense  of  optimism 
and  success  in  the  future. 

The  author  wishes  to  convey  his  sincere  hope 
that  the  material  presented  in  this  book  is  accurate, 
of  positive  resource  value,  and  interesting  enough 
to  be  educational  and  entertaining.  My  heartiest 
congratulations  to  all  those  named  in  this  treatise. 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


5 


2003  CANADIAN  WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS  TRIALS 


KNABE  AND  WARDEN  TOP  PERFORMERS 

Reimer  Sweeps  Freestyle  Distance  Events 


Nikki  Dryden 

Canada's  swimmers  finally  stood  up  en  masse 
and  took  back  their  sport,  refusing  to  let 
controversies  of  the  past  continue  to  hold 
them  down.  The  pool  erupted  into  dozens  of  cheers 
as  seven  swimmers  added  themselves  to  the  World 
Championship  team  at  the  World  Trials  in  Victoria. 
The  crowd  too,  seemed  bigger  and  better  than  years 
past  adding  to  the  excitement. 

Led  by  15-year-old  Brittany  Reimer  (SKSC), 
who  became  the  first  woman  to  win  the  200,  400, 
800  and  1500  freestyle  in  one  Canadian  Nationals 
as  well  as  breaking  the  400  and  1 500  Canadian  records, 
Canada's  swimmers  came  to  the  World  Trials  ready 
to  do  what  it  takes  to  earn  a  trip  to  Barcelona  in  July 
for  the  World  Championships.  It  won't  be  easy  when 
they  get  there,  but  for  a  few  swimmers  their  times  were 
world  class.  "There's  still  work  to  do  if  we're  going  to 
step  on  the  podium  at  the  worlds,"  said  head  coach 
Dave  Johnson.  "But  we  performed  much  better  here 
than  I  anticipated  so  the  signs  are  positive." 

Liz  Warden  (Toronto  All  Stars)  and  Morgan 
Knabe  (UCSC)  were  the  top  swimmers  of  the  meet. 
Warden  won  the  200 IM  in  the  second  fastest  time  in 
the  world  this  year  and  j  ust  1 6/ 1  OOths  off  the  Canadian 
record.  Warden  also  defeated  two  of  Canada's  best 
IM'ers,  Marianne  Limpert  (CAMO)  and  Joanne  Malar 
(UCSC).  "I  can't  believe  it,  it's  amazing,"  said  Liz.  "I 
was  really  nervous  about  swimming  in  between  two 
great  Olympians  but  I  stuck  with  it."  Warden  also  won 


the  400IM  in  4:46. 1 1  and  placed  second  to  Jen  Fratesi 
(ROW)  in  the  200  back.  Both  women  were  under  the 
time  standard  in  the  200  back  with  Fratesi  touching 
in  2:13.15  and  Warden  in  2:13.42. 

Knabe  continued  to  add  national  titles  and 
national  records  with  three  more  each  in  the  50, 
100,  and  200  breast.  His  100  breast  was  the  top 
swim  of  the  meet,  at  1:01. 12  from  the  first  day  of  the 
meet.  Knabe  decided  to  then  time-trial  the  race  on 
the  last  night  of  the  meet.  The  result:  he  broke  his 
own  Canadian  record  with  a  1:00.70,  a  swim  worth 
993  IPS  points.  His  200  was  also  Canadian  record, 
regaining  that  honor  taken  from  him  last  year  by 
Mike  Brown  (PERTH),  who  wasn't  fully  rested  for 
the  Trials,  having  pre-qualified  last  summer.  He  also 
added  a  Canadian  record  in  50  breast,  unfortunately 
his  time  still  wasn't  fast  enough  to  qualify  for  Worlds. 
"My  performances  in  the  past  week  are  the  product  of 
all  the  good  training  I've  been  doing,"  said  Knabe. 
"This  is  a  very  positive  way  to  head  to  the  World 
Championships,  to  know  I'm  at  this  point  right  now 
and  things  will  only  get  better." 

Mike  Brown  was  not  the  only  pre-qualified 
swimmer  who  decided  to  race  unshaved,  untapered, 
or  both.  Brian  Johns,  Mike  Mintenko,  Brent  Hayden, 
and  Mark  Johnston  all  from  (UBCD)  used  the  meet 
as  a  tune  up  for  Worlds.  BJ  still  won  the  200IM  in 
2:02.15,  the  200  fly  in  2:01.08,  and  was  second  in 
the  400IM.  The  Tank  won  the  50  and  100  fly  event, 
but  his  50  wasn't  fast  enough  to  qualify  for  Worlds. 
Johnston  was  second  in  the  200  free  in  1 :49:89  to  Rick 


Barcelona  bound  Rick  Say,  UCSC,  Kurtis  MacGillivary,  ROW,  Jarrod  Ballem.  UCSC 


Nikki  Dryden 


Say  (UCSC)  1:49.15  who  was  also  pre-qualified.  Say 
had  solid  swims  in  the  400  and  800  free  as  well,  just 
missing  his  own  Canadian  record  in  the  400  free. 
Keith  Beavers  (ROW)  and  Brent  Hayden  won  the  200 
back  and  100  free  respectively,  events  they  both  had 
pre-qualified  in. 

On  the  women's  side  Jen  Button  (TO)  one  of  the 
women's  team  veterans,  also  added  wins  in  the  50  and 
100  fly,  and  asecondplace  finish  in  the  200  fly.  Herwins 
were  not  fast  enough  to  make  the  World's  qualifying 
time  after  she  missed  the  100  fly  last  year  by  l/100th 
of  a  second.  The  only  other  pre-qualified  woman  to 
win  her  event  was  Fratesi  in  the  200  back. 

However,  the  real  story  was  perhaps  that  of  our 
distance  freestylers:  four  swims  were  under  Canadian 
records  with  Reimer  breaking  the  400  and  1500,  Kurtis 
MacGillivary  (ROW)  breaking  the  800,  and  Taryn 
Lencoe  (UBCD)  under  the  1500  but  coming  second  to 
Reimer.  Kurtis  is  a  training  partner  of  Grant  Hackett 
and  Stephen  Penfold  down  on  Australia's  Gold  Coast, 
where  they  are  all  coached  by  Denis  Cotterell.  Rick 
Say  swam  the  800  free  in  the  heats  8:00.26  and  was 
2  tenths  off  the  Canadian  record  before  MacGillivary 
smashed  it  in  the  final  becoming  the  first  Canadian 
man  under  8  minutes  with  his  7:58.63.  (An  almost 
13  second  drop).  MacGillivary  then  kept  the  crowd 
on  its  feet  again  with  his  personal  best  1500  free.  His 
time  of  1 5: 19-69  was  just  over  5  seconds  off  the  cut  for 
Worlds,  but  over  an  18  second  drop  off  his  best  time. 
After  the  800  Kurtis  just  kept  saying,  "I  can't  believe 
it,  I  can't  believe  I'm  a  Canadian  record  holder."  He 
complimented  the  fans  for  his  win.  "I  saw  the  crowd 
going  crazy  and  I  thought  I  was  going  an  8:05,  it 
was  just  crazy." 

Lencoe  gave  Reimer  a  good  fight  in  the  1500, 
never  letting  the  younger  swimmer  break  free.  Lencoe 
blasted  home  in  the  final  hundred  to  get  in  under 
the  qualifying  time  for  Barcelona.  Reimer's  record 
in  the  1500  added  to  her  record  in  the  400  on  day 
one  of  the  meet  but  she  just  missed  the  record  in 
the  800  free,  swimming  an  8:36.38.  Her  400  was  a 
4:12.00  and  her  win  in  the  200  free  was  a  2:01.31. 
Both  women  were  excited  by  the  cheering  from  the 
packed  house.  "I  was  so  happy  to  hear  the  crowd," 
said  Reimer.  Lencoe  added,  "The  way  people  were 
cheering  I  thought  I  must  have  been  a  second  over 
[the  time  standard]." 

Lauren  van  Oosten  (UCSC)  had  her  comeback 
meet,  winning  the  100  and  200  breast  events.  Only 
the  100  was  under  the  qualifying  time  for  Worlds, 
but  van  Oosten  is  just  happy  to  be  heading  back  to 
the  international  level  after  a  bronze  from  the  1998 
Worlds.  "There  was  part  of  me  that  thought  maybe 
I  would  never  do  it  again,  I  mean  '99,  2000.  2001, 


6 


SWIMNEWS  JUNE-JULY  2003 


2003  WORLDS  CHAMPIONSHIPS  QUALIFIERS 

15  swimmers  Pre  Selected  *  additions  at  Trials 

Men 

Beavers,  Keith,20,ROW 

200  back 

Brown,  Michael, 19, PERTH 

200  breast 

Hayden,  Brent,19,UBCD 

100  free 

Hurd,  Andrew,20,TO* 

1500  free 

Janes,  Riley,22,NRST 

50  back,  100  back 

Johns,  Brian.20  UBCD 

200 IM.  400  IM 

Johnston,  Mark,23,UBCD* 

400  free 

Knabe,  Morgan,22,UCSC 

100  breast,  200  breast 

Lupien  Yannick,23,CNCB* 

free  relay 

MacGillivary,  Kurtis,19,R0W* 

800  free 

Mintenko,  Michael,27,UBCD 

100  fly 

Say,  Rick,24,UCSC 

200  free,  400  free 

Sayao  Chuck,20,TO* 

400  IM 

Women 

Button,  Jennifer,25,TO 

200  fly 

Carroll,  Jennifer,22,MEGO* 

50  back 

Fratesi,  Jennifer,19,  ROW 

200  back 

Gammel,  Erin,23,UCSC 

100  back 

Leier,  Rhiannon,26,MM 

100  breast 

Lencoe,  Taryn,17,UBCD* 

1500  free 

Limpert.  Marianne,30,CAMO 

200  im 

Reimer,  Brittany,15,SKSC* 

400  free  800  free,  1500  free 

van  Oosten,  Lauren,24,UCSC* 

100  breast 

Warden,  Eizabeth,25,T0 

400  im,  200  im.  200  back 

OPEN  WATER 

Men 

Jarrod  Ballem,23,UCSC 

5K-10K 

David  Creel,22,PCS 

5K-10K 

Women 

Karel  Stutzel.21  .PCS 

5K-10K 

Tanya  Hunks,22,HYACK 

5K-10K 

Pan  Am  selection  for  Maya  Beaudry,  15,  UBCD 

those  years  were  the  pits,  just  the  worst,"  says  Lauren 
now  able  to  smile  about  it.  "But  still  there  was  always 
this  part  of  me  that  said  I  know  I  have  it  in  me.  It  just 
took  a  lot  of  determination,  hard  work,  and  time.  I 
was  positive  that  if  I  wanted  it  bad  enough,  it  would 
come. "  Her  time  of  1 :09. 1 2  was  her  second  fastest  of  all 
time,  second  only  to  her  medal  performance  when  she 
clocked  a  1 :08.66  in  1 998.  Lauren  knows  that  while  she 
is  trying  to  get  back  to  past  form  the  rest  of  the  world 
has  gotten  faster,  but  more  importantly  to  her,  she  is 
happy.  "This  swim  is  ten  times  better,  even  if  its  not 
a  Canadian  record  or  a  bronze  medal  from  Worlds.  It 
means  so  much  more  now  that  it  did  then." 

Lauren  hopes  to  be  able  to  back  up  her  swim  at 
worlds,  and  a  "best  time  would  be  amazing!"  She  is 
also  much  more  thoughtful  about  her  swimming 
than  she  was  five  years  ago.  "I  had  no  idea  back 
then,  I  was  so  naive.  Swimming  fast  just  happened. 
Now  I  am  only  doing  it  because  I  am  having  fun.  I 


PAN  AMERICAN  TEAM 
Men 

Dickens,  Scott,18,UBCD 
Edey,  Brian,23,UASC 
Mains,  Matthew,21,R0W 
Murray,  Chad,21,UCSC 
Oriwol,Tobias,18,ESWIM 
Rose,  Matthew,22,TRENT 
Russell,  Colin, 18.BTSC 
Sepulis,  Sean,26,IS 
Women 

Beaudry,  Maya,15,UBCD 
Blackburn,  Lisa,31,R0W 
Coliins.  Elizabeth,20,ROD 
Doody,  Kelly,23,UBCD 
Gravelle,  Julie,23,T0 
Lacroix,  Audrey,19,CAM0 
Malar,  Joanne,27,UCSC 
Stoody,  Kathleen,20,SFA 


100  breast,  200  breast 
200  free 
200  breast 
200  fly 

100  back,  200  back 
50  free,  100  free 
100  free,  200  free 
100  back 

200  free,  400  free 
100  breast,  200  breast 
200  free,  100  fly 
200  IM,  400  IM 
400  free,  800  free 
100  fly,  200  fly 
200  IM,  400  IM 
100  breast,  200  breast 


enjoy  the  process  now  more  than  the  outcome.  A  good 
outcome  today  is  just  icing  on  the  cake." 

Chuck  Sayao  (TO)  swam  his  heart  out  in  the 
men's  400  IM,  defeating  the  short  course  World  Record 
holder,  Brian  Johns,  en  route  to  a  4: 19.66,  which  was 
fast  enough  for  a  ticket  to  Spain.  "My  last  two  years 
have  been  frustrating,"  said  Chuck.  "Itwas  great  relief 
to  put  in  that  kind  of  swim  tonight  and  I  feel  I'm  back. 
It  was  a  bit  confusing  to  see  myself  that  far  ahead  of 
someone  like  Brian  Johns  but  this  was  a  great  meet 
for  me.  On  the  final  freestyle  leg,  I  went  all  out  and 
prayed  that  I'd  see  a  4:19  on  the  board." 

Ten  women  and  12  men  qualified  for  the  World 
Championship  team  to  Barcelona,  Spain.  No  relay 
swimmers  were  picked  unless  they  qualified  as  a 
group.  That  meant  no  free  trips  like  there  was  at  the 
Olympics.  As  a  result,  no  women's  free  relays  qualified, 
while  the  men  qualified  the  4x200.  Dave  Johnson  did 
say  that  Canada  will  enter  relays  at  the  meet,  using 
swimmers  who  are  already  on  the  team,  which  means 
Canada  will  probably  enter  all  six  relays.  The  same 
goes  for  individual  events.  While  the  time  standards 
were  derived  from  the  FINA  'A  Olympic  standards, 
FINA  itself  does  not  have  qualifying  times  for  the 
competition.  Canada  set  the  standards  for  qualifying 
only,  and  will  most  likely  allow  top  swimmers  and 
Canadian  record  holders  like  Knabe,  Button,  and 
Reimer  to  still  swim  even  though  they  didn't  qualify 
in  one  of  their  record  events. 


I  I  MM 


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Swimming  Canada  has  set  next  year's  Olympic 
Standards  faster  than  the  FINA  'A  times  (top  16-2 
per  country.)  Instead  swimmers  will  have  to  make 
top  12-2  per  country,  but  as  was  the  case  this 
year,  swimmers  can  pre-qualify  for  Athens  at  this 
summer's  World  Champs. 

Ate  Ate  Ate  Ate  Ate 

ff\    >j>  1*  'js 

This  meet  was  also  the  qualifier  for  the  Pan  Am 
Games  in  Santo  Domingo.  Canada  will  send 
eight  men  and  eight  women,  made  up  from  the 
swimmer's  with  the  highest  point  swims  not  going 
to  Worlds.  The  World  Student  Games  in  Korea  was 
also  picked  off  this  meet,  but  Canada's  university 
students  who  qualified  will  have  to  pay  their  own 
way  if  they  want  to  compete. 

*ate  Alt  jit  Ate 
S[\    /p,    /yv  /]V 

This  was  possibly  one  of  the  more  exciting 
Canadian  Nationals  in  recent  memory,  despite  the 
top  swimmers  swimming  through  the  competition. 
That  means  the  young  guns  were  carrying  the  meet 
with  their  energy  and  positive  attitudes,  a  good  sign 
for  the  future  of  Canadian  Swimming.  There  were 
no  more  semi-finals  and  the  pool  decked  was  also 
dressed  up  for  the  competition  like  it  used  to  be  in 
years  past.  Despite  the  lack  of  TV  cameras,  the  pool 
was  donned  with  banners  in  every  corner,  curtains, 
and  posters.  The  professionalism  was  surprising, 
but  welcomed. 

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Another  sign  of  good  times  was  the  announcement 
by  Speedo  of  a  four-year  $1  million  cash  and 
product  deal.  The  biggest  draw  of  the  agreement 
between  Speedo  and  Swimming  Canada  is  a  medal 
bonus  program.  Canadian  swimmers  who  win 
Olympic  medals  in  2004  and  2008  will  receive 
$50,000  for  a  gold,  $10,000  for  silver,  and  $5,000 
for  bronze.  The  program  also  includes  money 
for  the  2005  World  Long  Course  Championship 
in  Montreal.  Gold  medallists  earn  $20,000,  while 
silver  and  bronze  medallists  will  earn  $5,000  and 
$2,500  respectively.  Additionally,  Speedo  will  give 
$20,000  a  year  to  be  distributed  among  Canada's 
top  swimmers. 


Keith  Beavers,  ROW,  200  back  hopeful  at  Worlds 


FISU  TEAM 
Men 

Bartoch,  Joe,20,LAC 
Boulianne,  Michel,24,CAM0 
Hankewich,  Chad.21  .GOLD 
Pichette,  Alexandre,26,CAM0 
Women 

Landry,  Michelle.1 8.UBCD 
Laprade,  Michelle22,CAM0 
Meredith,  Caitlin,19,UBCD 
Petelski,Christin,25,PCS 
Porenta,  Jennifer,18,T0 
Spooner,  Emma,20,UCSC 
Stefanyshyn,  Kelly,20,UBCD 


100  fly 

100  breast,  200  breast 
100  fly 
100  back 

200  IM,  400  IM 

100  breast 

100  back,  200  back 

100  breast,  200  breast 

50  free,  100  free 

100  breast 

100  back,  200  back 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


7 


PERSONALITIES:  KURTIS  MACGILLIVARY  AND  TARYN  LENCOE 


SHOCK,  AWE,  AND  LOTS  OF  FUN 

Canada's  Newest  Distance  Stars 

Nikki  Dryden 


Just  when  you  thought  one  new  rising  star  was 
enough  (Surrey's  Brittany  Reimer),  two  more 
swimmers  decided  to  show  Canada  there's 
room  for  more.  Kurtis  MacGillivary  (ROW) 
became  the  first  Canadian  man  to  swim  the  800 
free  under  8  minutes  with  his  recent  national  win 
and  qualifying  time  for  the  World  Championship 
Team.  Taryn  Lencoe  (UBCD)  also  qualified  for  the 
World  Champ  team,  and  while  her  time  was  under 
the  previous  Canadian  record  in  the  1500,  she  was 
second  to  Reimer,  but  only  just. 

That  however,  is  where  the  similarities  between 
this  new  distance  duo  end.  Taryn  Lencoe  is  a  happy 
go  lucky,  spunky  ball  of  energy.  She  trains  in 
Vancouver  with  a  team  she  loves  and  has  always 
raced  for.  She  never  runs  out  of  hilarious  things  to 
say  or  do  that  remind  you  she's  a  high  school  teen. 
Kurtis  MacGillivary  is  also  a  fun  and  happy  guy.  But 
with  the  maturity  of  someone  much  wiser,  he  decided 
that  if  he  was  going  to  be  a  great  swimmer  one  day, 
he  was  going  to  have  to  make  a  drastic  change  to 
his  life.  That's  when  he  decided  to  move  thousands 
of  miles  from  home  to  Australia's  Gold  Coast  to  swim 
with  the  fastest  miler  and  arguably  the  best  distance 
coach  in  the  world. 

That's  kind  of  why  it  is  so  surprising  that  Kurtis 
was  so  utterly  shocked  when  he  not  only  made  the 
Canadian  team,  but  broke  the  Canadian  record 
too.  You  would  think  someone  who  knew  what  he 
had  to  do  and  then  did  it,  would  also  be  confident 
of  his  accomplishments,  but  it  couldn't  be  farther 
from  reality. 

The  night  before  the  800  free,  Kurtis  almost 
scratched  the  race  thinking  it  would  be  better  to  save 
himself  for  the  1 500  since  he  believed  he  had  no  shot 
at  the  sub-eight  minute  time  standard.  That  is  quite 
understandable  since  his  best  time  previously  was  an 
8:11.32.  But  he  did  make  the  time  standard  as  well 
as  break  the  record  as  well  as  crack  8  minutes  with 
his  7:58.63.  And  afterwards  he  just  kept  muttering, 
"This  is  totally  unexpected,  it's  unbelievable,  I  didn't 
think  I'd  be  that  fast." 

Two  years  ago  Kurtis  packed  up  his  bags  and 
moved  to  Australia  to  train  with  his  friend  from  the 
Sydney  Youth  Festival  Stephen  Penfold,  and  the  world's 
best,  Grant  Hackett.  He  was  and  is  coached  by  Denis 
Cotterell,  the  only  man  to  have  coached  two  men 
under  the  elusive  15  minute  barrier.  "He's  going  to 
be  pretty  shocked,"  says  Kurtis  of  Denis.  "He'll  never 
expect  this,  he  said  I  would  go  an  8:05.  Grant  and 
Stephen  will  be  shocked  too,  but  they'll  be  happy  for 
me  also.  I  can't  wait  to  see  them  in  Barcelona." 


800  free  record  for  Kurtis  MacGillivary  Nikki  Dryden 

Last  year  Denis  said  that  if  he  didn't  get  Kurtis's 
stroke  any  better  he  would  never  improve  much  farther. 
But  in  looking  at  Kurtis's  stroke  it  is  clear  that  the 
two  have  put  in  many  hours  of  technical  work.  "He 
just  yells  at  me  until  I  get  it  right.  He  makes  you 
work  hard  and  gets  everything  out  of  you.  We've  been 
drilling  at  that  for  a  while  and  getting  my  legs  to 
assist  my  pull.  In  the  last  two  months  everything  has 
been  coming  together.  I  am  training  a  lot  faster  and 
much  more  consistently,  holding  58's  all  the  time  and 
always  finishing  sets  even  faster."  Despite  his  recent 
success,  he's  still  in  awe  of  his  Aussie  legend  training 
partner.  "Grant  really  motivates  me.  He  is  very  positive 
and  you  just  want  to  prove  to  him  that  you  deserve 
to  be  there,  training  with  him.  He  is  a  great  training 
partner  and  a  great  friend." 

Kurtis's  family  decided  to 
follow  him  down  south  last  year, 
leaving  the  snow  of  Canada  for 
the  beaches  of  Australia.  It's 
true  Kurtis  misses  his  homeland 
sometimes,  but  he  is  very 
nonchalant  about  leaving  for 
a  chance  at  glory.  "It  was  a 
big  move,  but  you  know,  you 
only  have  one  shot  a  it,  so  why 
not  really  go  for  it.  You're  only 
young  once!" 

Young  like  Taryn  Lencoe? 
Well  Taryn  has  the  kind  of 
youthful  spirit  that  won't  send 
her  flying  to  Australia  but  will 
fill  a  room  or  a  pool-deck  with 


screams,  hugs,  tears,  and  certainly  laughter.  She  told 
one  teammate  who  ran  up  and  down  the  pool  cheering 
for  her  during  her  1 500,  I  could  see  you  the  whole  time, 
and  I  thought,  hey  I  really  like  the  dress  your  wearing!" 
But  Taryn  was  also  very  aware  of  her  great  swim.  When 
her  teammate  Brian  Johns  appeared  to  congratulate  her 
she  gave  him  at  giant  bear  hug  and  struggled  through 
tears  of  joy  to  tell  him,  "I'm  coming  with  you!" 

Taryn 's  carefree  attitude  is  refreshingly  upbeat 
but  not  so  serious  that  you  can't  see  the  person  behind 
the  swimmer.  But  that  doesn't  mean  she  isn't  one.  In 
reference  to  her  main  competition  Brittany  Reimer, 
Taryn  is  all  business.  "She  is  definitely  making  me 
swim  better.  She's  a  little  younger  than  me  and  right 
now  she's  faster  than  me,  but  I  think  it  helps  her  too  to 
have  me  to  race." 

Taryn  is  also  a  big  fan  of  being  on  such  a  large  and 
successful  team.  "I  really  look  up  to  the  older  distance 
swimmers  on  my  team.  Brent  Sallee  and  Tim  Peterson 
really  inspired  me  to  train  distance.  This  team  is  awesome, 
we  are  like  one  huge  family,  like  the  Brady  Bunch.  It 
makes  it  such  a  great  environment  to  train  in  and  of 
course  it  was  so  great  the  way  everyone  was  cheering  for 
me  in  the  1 500,  it  made  me  so  happy  that  I  cried."  Those 
same  teammates  passed  down  to  her  the  best  advice  she's 
ever  received,  "Kelly  Doody  passed  this  quote  down  to 
me,  'Have  fun!'  she  said,  and  I  do." 

Taryn  pleaded  with  me  not  to  write  silly  things 
about  her  like  how  she  once  watched  a  Friday  the  13th 
movie  marathon  or  likes  any  movie  with  "hot  guys  in 
it".  "You're  going  to  make  me  sound  like  a  ditz!"  But 
Taryn  Lencoe  is  anything  but  a  ditz.  In  fact  she  chose  to 
skip  the  400  free  at  Nationals  in  order  to  take  one  of  her 
final  exams.  She  also  wants  to  be  a  psychologist  one  day 
because  she  likes  to  think  she's  good  at  helping  people. 
"I've  had  some  good  advice  and  I'd  like  to  pass  it  on." 

But  the  bottom  line  is  Taryn,  like  many  swimmers 
Kurtis  included,  dream  of  swimming  in  the  Olympic 
Games.  The  only  thing  is  that  unlike  Kurtis,  Taryn  also 
wants  to  go  to  Athens  so  she  can  march  in  opening 
ceremonies  with  her  latest  crush,  basketball  star,  Steve 
Nash.  "Do  you  think  he  should  cut  his  hair?  I  don't,  I 
mean  it's  his  signature." 

The  fun,  the  awe,  and  the  shock  just  never  seem 
to  end. 


Taryn  Lencoe,  17,  UBCD  and  Brittany  Reimer.  15,  SKSC 


Nikki  Dryden 


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Nikki  Dryden 

According  to  Liz  Warden's  coach,  Byron 
MacDonald,  her  win  in  the  200  IM  at  the 
World  Championship  Trials  defined  the 
state  of  swimming  today:  a  young  kid  knocked 
off  the  two  veterans,  the  only  difference  is  now  the 
young  kid  is  25. 

So  why  is  a  swimmer  like  Liz  Warden  able  to 
improve  so  much  at  age  25?  "There  is  no  question  that 
confidence  is  a  big  issue  with  Liz,"  says  MacDonald. 
"But  there  was  also  a  lot  of  stress  on  her  (in  the  past) 
to  get  carded.  That  often  became  a  bigger  goal  than 
making  teams.  It  became  a  real  burden  and  once 
we  passed  that  in  the  summer  of  2001 ,  it  allowed  Liz 
to  focus  again."  The  third  factor  in  Liz's  progression 
was  physical.  "In  her  teen  years  she  had  a  really 
bad  shoulder  where  she'd  miss  weeks  of  training 
at  a  time.  Our  weight  training  has  been  a  four  year 
transition  where  only  until  last  year  could  we  really 
go  full  board." 

MacDonald  has  also  modified  the  entire  team's 
trainingschedule  resulting  in  fast  times,  not  j  ust  by  Liz, 
but  also  by  Jen  Button  and  Julie  Gravelle.  "Our  plan 
is  more  cyclical  now.  I  have  tried  to  design  it  so  that 
we  have  a  3-5  week  cycle.  An  average  week  includes 
8  swims,  2  severe  two-hour  weight  workouts,  and  1-2 
small  Pilate's  or  yoga  sessions.  Then  every  third  or 
fourth  week  we  have  a  boost  week  of  10  swims.  Then 
we  drop  to  one  week  of  just  singles." 

The  scheme  seems  to  be  working.  "I  think  that 
breaks  are  really  important.  With  Julie  Gravelle  I 
changed  the  way  she  trains.  We  go  4-6  weeks  on, 
and  then  I  give  her  1-week  off.  I  couldn't  do  that  with 
everyone,  but  withjulie  it  works."  Anotherchangehas 
been  away  from  doing  a  "whole  whack  of  stuff  at  160 
heart  rate."  Now,  they  go  harder  and  swim  faster.  "We 
used  to  do  a  set  of  15x200  free's  descend  1-8,  then 
hold  7  under  2:10.  Now  there's  more  rest  and  they'll 
descend  in  sets  of  five  so  they  hold  2:15's,  2:10's  and 
5  at  2:05  or  faster.  We  are  mixing  it  up  because  if 
you  keep  doing  the  same  thing  at  the  same  level  you 
aren't  stressing  the  body  anymore." 

But  the  shape  of  training  isn't  the  only  thing 
that  gets  mixed  up.  MacDonald  has  always  had  the 
welcome  mat  out  for  swimmers  from  different  clubs 
to  come  and  train.  "Carrie  Burgoyne  (UCSC)  came 
and  trained  with  Liz  this  year  for  about  two  weeks. 
They  bashed  each  other's  brains  out-in  a  good  way 
of  course!  It  was  really  great  for  both  of  them,  they 
were  out  to  race  each  other,  but  they  didn't  have 


anything  to  prove.  The  same  way  we  worked  with 
Carrie  was  really  how  the  whole  Toronto  All-Stars 
thing  got  started." 

For  swimmers  from  small  Toronto  clubs,  the 
All-Stars  have  given  them  a  chance  to  believe  that 
they  are  a  player,  that  they  belong  somewhere.  "For 
someone  like  Jen  Porenta  it  has  really  helped  because 
instead  of  going  to  Nationals  alone,  she  gets  to  be 
part  of  a  team." 

The  big  difference  between  the  All-Stars  and  a 
National  Centre  however  is  apparent.  "The  downside 
of  our  magnanimous  approach  to  helping  whoever, 
whenever,  without  building  amega-center  and  forcing 
swimmers  to  race  for  us,  has  meant  we  have  missed  out 


Jennifer  Porenta,  18,  will  go  to  FISU  Games 

on  the  publicity  and  credit  forcertain  swimmers.  We've 
done  well  and  been  able  to  keep  our  program  alive  and 
we  have  great  athletes,  but  it  might  hurt  us  in  the  long 
run  in  terms  of  recruiting  other  swimmers."  As  many 
of  MacDonald's  swimmers  arrive  for  university,  his 
philosophy  is  that  a  swimmer  should  keep  swimming 
for  their  home  club  until  their  legacy  to  that  club  is 
gone,  meaning  swimmers  like  Liz  Warden  or  Craig 
Hutchinson  raced  for  Scarborough  and  Pointe  Claire 
respectively  until  their  coaches  from  those  programs 
moved  elsewhere. 

The  varsity  team  at  the  University  of  Toronto 
is  integral  to  the  success  of  Toronto  All-Stars.  Both 
MacDonald  and  Linda  Kiefer  are  paid  by  the  university 
and  have  no  vested  interest  in  summer  swimming  and 
having  a  big  club  except  for  the  fact  that  they  love  it. 


Along  the  same  lines,  they  did  explore  the  possibility 
of  having  a  National  Centre  based  in  Toronto  back 
in  1999-  However,  when  the  fiasco  of  appointing  a 
woman  coach  to  the  2000  Olympic  team  occurred,  they 
and  the  University  of  Toronto  decided  not  to  pursue 
that  type  of  liaison  any  longer.  "Has  the  landscape 
changed  to  revisit  it?"  asks  MacDonald.  "Perhaps." 
MacDonald  believes  that  they  could  play  a  role  as 
a  supplemental  centre  to  the  one  based  out  of  the 
University  of  Waterloo.  "But  some  may  think  that  is 
selfish  because  we've  done  so  well  without  it  so  what 
more  do  we  really  need?" 

One  way  that  Toronto  has  been  able  to  stay  a 
"Non-Centre"  as  they  call  it,  is  because  he  has  worked 
extremely  hard  raisingmoney  to  keep  it  going.  "I  spend 
10%  of  my  life  raising  money  to  fund  these  kids  to  do 
what  they  need  to  do.  I  raised  $10  million  over  the 
last  1 0  years  for  our  University  based  endowment.  That 
helps,  but  it  killed  me.  I  don't  particularly  like  doing 
it,  but  it's  the  modern  reality  in  university  sport  and 
in  clubs  too.  The  trouble  is  the  club  coaches  don't  see 
that  the  old  days  of  serious  funding  are  gone." 

But  MacDonald  is  not  sure  if  he  is  missing  out  on 
anything  from  not  having  acentre.  "Travel  funding  is 
all  I  really  need,  I  don't  need  the  money  for  coaching 
or  sports  science  as  we  have  access  to  that  through  the 
U  of  T.  So  what  is  the  benefit  of  having  a  centre?" 

Good  question,  one  MacDonald  has  a  simple 
answer  to.  "The  centres  are  the  way  we've  been  able 
to  get  better  coaches  into  Canada,  and  it  has  worked; 
we  now  have  a  couple  of  very  excellent  coaches  in 
this  country.  In  the  short  term  having  centres  has 
also  focused  the  provinces  to  get  more  involved  in 
elite  sport.  But  I  think  we  should  be  weary  of  the  long 
term  effects." 

MacDonald  likens  the  centres  to  baseball.  "If 
your  pitcher  is  having  a  no-hitter,  you  don't  need  to 
switch  pitchers.  But  if  he  isn't,  then  maybe  you  need 
to  bring  in  a  closer." 

MacDonald  is  a  firm  believer  in  having  a  single 
National  Centre.  (There  are  seven  accross  the  country 
with  various  funding  levels.)  "If  a  coach  has  taken  a 
swimmer  to  the  highest  level  he  can,  either  through 
high  school  or  there's  no  50  metre  pool  nearbye,  then 
maybe  you  need  to  bring  in  acloser,  but  there  shouldn't 
be  a  whole  lot  of  people  who  need  that." 

Right  now,  MacDonald  and  hiscadre  of  swimmers 
seem  to  be  doing  well  without  the  Centre-label.  And 
with  Liz  Warden  ranked  second  in  the  world  so  far 
this  year,  that's  something  he  and  his  swimmers  feel 
quite  comfortable  with  keeping. 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


9 


2003  WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS  PREVIEW 


HACKETT,  THORPE,  COUGHLIN,  AND  PHELPS 

Are  Sure  to  Dominate  Swimming  in  Barcelona 


Nick  Thierry 

The  battle  for  world  swimming  supremacy  will 
be  between  the  United  States  and  Australia.  Other 
countries  will  figure  prominently  such  as  the 
Netherlands,  Japan,  Germany,  Sweden,  and  the 
Ukraine. 

Men's  events: 

Australia  will  be  hard  to  beat  after  Ian  Thorpe  and 
Grant  Hackett  sweep  top  spots  in  the  200,  400,  800, 
and  1500  freestyle  events,  giving  them  the  edge  in 
both  freestyle  relays. 

The  Americans  will  be  strong  in  all  events 
especially  where  Michael  Phelps  will  be  action:  100 
and  200  fly,  200  and  400  IM,  and  has  to  be  rated  as 
virtually  unbeatable  in  all. 

Other  challengers; 

Pieter  van  den  Hoogenband  (NED),  100  and 
200  freestyle.  Alexander  Popov  (RUS)  in  the  50 
freestyle. 

Matt  Welsh  (AUS)  will  be  the  favourite  in  the  50- 
100  backstrokes,  and  Aaron  Peirsol  (USA)  will  defend 
his  200  backstroke  title  from  200 1  .Other  podium  spots 
are  wide  open. 

Men's  breaststroke  will  have  a  very  competitive 
field  including  Oleg  Lisogor  (UKR)  in  the  50,  James 
Gibson  (GBR)  in  the  50  and  100,  Kosuke  Kitajima 
(JPN)  100  and  200,  Roman  Sloudnov  (RUS)  100, 
and  Ed  Moses  (USA)  100-200.  Dimitri  Komornikov 
(RUS)  bettered  the  200  breast  world  record  in  early 
June  and  will  be  favoured. 

Men's  butterfly  sprints  has  Roland  Schoeman 
(RSA)  with  the  fastest  time  this  year  in  the  50  (2375) , 
with  other  challengers  like  Thomas  Rupprath  (GER) 
50  and  100,  Geoff  Huegill  (AUS)  50  and  100.  In  the 
100  Michael  Phelps  (USA)  has  two  sub  52.00  swims 
already  this  year  and  he  is  capable  of  lowering  the 
current  world  record  of  5 1.81  and  put  it  out  of  reach 
if  he  improves  his  turn  and  the  finish.  Andriy  Serdinov 
(UKR)  is  much  improved  in  the  100,  Lars  Frolander 
(SWE)  has  the  most  experience  in  the  100. 

Franck  Esposito  (FRA)  has  the  fastest  time  of  the 
year  in  the  200  fly  (1:54.70)  but  missed  medals  in 
2000  and  2001 .  Phelps  and  Tom  Malchow  (USA)  give 
the  Americans  a  lock  on  the  gold.  Wu  Peng  (CHN) 
born  in  1987  is  the  youngest  challenger. 

Men's  200  individual  medley  will  have  an  exciting 
showdown  between  Michael  Phelps  (USA)  and  Ian 


Thorpe  (AUS)  but  Olympic  and  200 1  World  Champion 
Massimiliano  Rosolino  (ITA)  has  the  second  fastest 
time  of  the  year  (1:59-94).  Itwill  take  a  sub  two  minute 
swim  to  get  on  the  podium.  Phelps  shattered  the  world 
record  with  a  1:57.94  in  late  June. 

Men's  400  individual  medley  is  locked  up  by 
Michael  Phelps,  but  its  on  the  final  and  8th  day; 
after  three  rounds  in  earlier  events  he  could  be  tired. 
His  world  record  of  4: 10.73  from  April  is  four  seconds 
faster  than  any  other  challenger  this  year.  Erik  Vendt 
(USA),  Alessio  Boggiatto  (ITA),  Justin  Norris  (AUS), 
should  contest  the  remaining  podium  spots. 

USA  and  AUS  will  race  in  all  three  relays  for  the 
gold,  ITA  could  challenge  in  the  4x200  free. 

Women's  events 

Inge  de  Bruijn  (NED)  will  contest  the  50  free  and  50 
fly  and  has  to  be  favoured  with  fastest  times  in  2003 
in  both.  Alison  Sheppard  (GBR)  could  be  the  upset 
winner  if  she  improves  like  in  previous  seasons. 

The  100  freestyle  is  wide  open,  with  veteran  Jenny 
Thompson  (USA)  the  most  experienced,  Hana-Maria 
seppala  (FIN)  with  54. 50  and  Elena  Popchenko  (BLR) 
with  (54.64)  are  the  world  leaders.Much  improved 
Lisbeth  Lenton  (AUS)  a  newcomer  could  surprise  in 
both  50  and  100. 

Yu  Yang  (CHN)  and  Yanwei  Xu  (CHN)  lead 
2003  with  fastest  times  in  the  200  free,  but  Elka 
Graham  (AUS)  and  Lindsay  Benko  (USA)  are  strong 
challengers.  Elena  Pochenko  (BLR)  could  be  a 
surprise  contender.  World  record  holder  Franziska 
van  Almsick  (GER)  will  not  be  in  Barcelona. 

In  the  400  freestyle  Sachiko  Yamada  (JPN)  and 
HuaChen  (CHN)  have  the  only  sub  4:09  performances 
this  year.  Expect  Hannah  Stockbauer  (GER  and 
Lindsay  Benko  (USA)  to  make  it  a  race  for  the  gold. 
Eva  Risztov  (HUN)  and  Yana  Klochkova  (UKR)  will 
swim  the  400  IM  the  day  before  and  may  opt  to  skip  th  is 
one,  but  could  be  winners  if  they  chose  to  swim. 

In  the  800  and  1 500  freestyle  Hanah  Stockbauer 
(GER)  has  the  fastest  time  of  the  year  with  Sachiko 
Yamada  (JPN)  close  behind.  Diana  Munz  (USA), 
and  Jana  Henke  (GER)  will  also  be  contenders.  2001 
medallist  Flavia  Rigamonti  (SLID  broke  her  arm  in 
early  June  and  will  not  be  in  Barcelona. 

In  backstroke  the  races  will  be  forsecond  as  Natalie 
Coughlin  (USA)  will  be  favoured  in  the  100  and  200. 
Katy  Sexton  (GBR)  and  Sarah  Price  (GBR)  will  fight 
for  the  remaining  medals  in  the  100  and  200.  The 


50  backstroke  will  have  Sandra  Volker  (GER),  Nina 
Zhivanevskaya  (ESP),  and  Mai  Nakamura  (JPN) 
racing  for  the  podium.  Diana  Mocanu  (ROM)  the 
Olympic  and  2001  World  Champion  has  been  off 
form. 

Leisel  Jones  (AUS)  leads  the  world  in  2003  in  the 
100  and  200breaststroke.  Hui  Qi  (CHN)  will  challenge 
in  both  and  is  the  world  record  holder  in  the  200. 
Amanda  Beard  (USA)  and  Mirnajukic  (AUT)  will  be 
contenders.  Zoe  Baker  (GBR)  and  Emma  Igelstrom 
(SWE)  will  be  the  ones  to  beat  in  the  50  breast. 

Inge  de  Bruin  (NED)  and  world  record  holder 
Anna-Karin  Kammerling  (SWE)  will  battle  for  the 
gold  in  the  50  fly.  Natalie  Coughlin  (USA)  has  best 
chance  to  upset  Martina  Moravcova  (SVK),  Otylia 
Jedrzejczak  (POL)  in  the  100. 

Yuko  Nakanishi  (JPN)  has  the  fastest  200  fly  time 
for  the  year  (2:08.39)  with  Jedrzejczak  (POL)  and 
Georgina  hee  (GBR)  under  2:10.  Eva  Risztov  (HUN) 
is  always  dangereous.  Olympic  and  World  medallist 
Petria  Thomas  (AUS)  will  not  be  in  Barcelona  as  she 
underwent  surgery  in  April. 

Yana  Klochkova  (UKR)  has  been  dominant 
since  1999  in  both  IMs  and  has  to  be  favoured  in 
the  200  with  has  fastest  time  of  the  year  in  2:13-37. 
Breaststroker  Leisel  Jones  (AUS)  moved  into  this 
event  and  has  third  best  time  this  year  with  2:14.21. 
Liz  Warden  (CAN)  has  the  second  best  time  this  year 
with  2:13.60  could  be  a  surprise  but  has  no  previous 
international  history. 

In  the  400  IM  Klochkova  and  Eva  Risztov  (HUN) 
will  battle  to  the  last  stroke.  Other  contenders  will  be 
battling  for  the  bronze:  Jennifer  Reilly  (AUS),  Kaitlin 
Sandeno  (USA),  Beatrice  Caslaru  (ROM). 

The  United  States  should  prevail  in  both  4x100 
relays;  the  4x200  is  up  for  grabs  with  Australia  and 
Great  Britain  challenging  the  USA  and  China  could 
surprise  everyone. 

Canada's  prospects 

Most  Canadians  will  be  aiming  for  a  spot  in  the  finals. 
No  males  are  ranked  in  the  top  three,  a  few  among 
the  top  10.  Women  have  second  ranked  Liz  Warden 
in  the  200  IM  with  the  best  medal  chance,  but  man) 
of  the  other  international  medal  prospects  have  not 
posted  fast  times  during  the  year  in  this  event. 

All  Canadian  relays  should  reach  the  finals  but 
will  be  only  chasing  the  national  record.  In  anycase, 
like  always  expect  the  unexpected. 


10 


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MEN'S  EVENTS 

50  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  29 

1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 


22.96  Rose  Matthew,22,TRENT 
23.06  Lupien  Yannick,23,CNCB 
23.11  Hayden  Brent,19,UBCD 
23.35  Janes  Riley,22,NRST 
23.43  Kindler  Thomas,22,CAMO 
23.49  Hutchison  Craig,28,T0 
23.58  Monid  Daniel,20,UNB 
23.77  Wilkins  Paul,21,SFA 


B  Final 

1  23.94  Tisdall  Justin,21,UBCD 

2  23.95  Zochowski  Thomas,23,NYAC 

3  24.00  Heroux  Mathieu,21.CAM0 

4  24.07  Russell  Colin, 18.BTSC 

5  24.13  TozerGraeme,18,MM 

6  24.18  Strelzow  Jason,21  ,UBCD 

7  24.26  Miller  Kurtis.1 8.SCAR 

8  24.29  MacDonald  Simon,24,NKB 
100  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  28 

1  49.90  Hayden  Brent,19,UBCD 

2  50.51  Lupien  Yannick,23,CNCB 

3  50.92  Hutchison  Craig,28,T0 

4  50.93  Rose  Matthew,22,TRENT 

5  51.19  Janes  Riley,22,NRST 

6  51.44  Kindler  Thomas,22,CAMO 

7  51.50  Russell  Colin.1 8.BTSC 

8  51.66  Johnston  Mark,23,UBCD 
B  Final 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 


51.45  Pichette  Alexandre,26,CAM0 

51.46  Hankewich  Chad,21,G0LD 
52.04  Rudolf  Darryl.18.UBCD 
52.25  Tisdall  Justin.21.UBCD 
52.30  Edey  Brian,23,UASC 
52.55  TozerGraeme,18,MM 
52.67  Zochowski  Thomas,23,NYAC 

8  52.69  MacDonald  Simon,24,NKB 
200  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  27 


1.49.15  Say  Rick,24,UCSC 
49.89  Johnston  Mark,23,UBCD 
50.97  Hayden  Brent,19,UBCD 
51.12  Mintenko  Michael,27,UBCD 
51.24  Johns  Brian,20,UBCD 
51.62  Edey  Brian,23,UASC 
52.07  Russell  Colin,18,BTSC 
52.94  Hankewich  Chad,21, GOLD 


B  Final 

1  1:54.59  Tisdall  Justin,21,UBCD 

2  1:55.74  Hyder  Cameron,20.UCSC 

3  1:56.16  Kim  Borrey,21,UASC 

4  1:56.17  Tozer  Graeme,18.MM 

5  1:56.35  MacDonald  Elliot,20,MANTA 

6  1:56.41  Hortness  Richard, 17.RSA 

7  1:56.67  Benoit  Mikael.1 9.CNUS 

8  1:56.73  Savo  Frederic.23,CAMO 
400  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  26 

1  3:50.03  Say  Rick,24,UCSC 

2  3:51.79  Johnston  Mark,23,UBCD 

3  3:57.61  Russell  Colin,  18.BTSC 

4  3:59.76  Oriwol  Tobias.1 8.ESWIM 

5  4:00.28  O'Connor  Brent,19,UBCD 

6  4:02.26  Lavoie  Malcolm,17,UASC 

7  4:03.55  Ballem  Jarrod,23,UCSC 

8  4:06.89  Benoit  Mikael,19,CNUS 
B  Final 

1  3:56.54  MacGillivary  Kurtis,19,R0W 

2  4:05.50  Rudolf  Darryl.1 8.UBCD 

3  4:05.97  Cormack  Richard,21  ,UCSC 

4  4:06.27  Samson  Maxime, 18, ELITE 

5  4:07.04  MacDonald  Elliot, 20, MANTA 

6  4:08.36  Derban  Willie.1 7.UCSC 

7  4:09.67  Derban  Michael,19,UCSC 

8  4:12.43  Ling  David,23,T0 
800  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  28 

1  7:58.63  MacGillivary  Kurtis,19,R0W 

2  8:00.26  Say  Rick,24,UCSC 

3  8:18.76  Ballem  Jarrod,23,UCSC 

4  8:26.98  Lavoie  Malcolm,17,UASC 


5  8:29.50  Cowan  Tim,25,UCSC 

6  8:31.26  Ling  David.23.T0 

7  8:31.75  Long  Jonathan, 17.LAC 

8  8:34.69  Betuzzi  Ray,15,UCSC 
1500  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  30 

1  15:19.69  MacGillivary  Kurtis,19,R0W 

2  15:40.00  Say  Rick,24,UCSC 

3  15:48.91  Hurd  Andrew,20,MSSAC-TO 

4  15:54.95  Ballem  Josh,26,UCSC 

5  16:05.18  Lavoie  Malcolm,  17.UASC 

6  16:09.97  Creel  David,22,PCS 

7  16:16.15  Cowan  Tim.25.UCSC 

8  16:18.60  O'Connor  Brent,19,UBCD 
50  METRES  BACKSTROKE,  Jun  30 

1  26.26  Sepulis  Sean,26,IS 

2  26.40  Janes  Riley,22,NRST 

3  26.55  Veldman  Gord,23,EBSC 

4  26.64  Pichette  Alexandre.26.CAM0 

5  26.69  Rose  Matthew,22,TRENT 

6  26.89  NgCallum,18.CASC 

7  27.14  Caprara  Stefano,20,NEW 

8  27.20  Miller  Kurtis.1 8.SCAR 
B  Final 

1  27.25  Langlais  Jean-F.,24,UL 

2  27.50  Banville-Auger  Benoit,20,MEGO 

3  27.64  Atkison  Ryan,  18.LAC 

4  27.64  Bonner  Marshall, 18.R0C 

5  27.70  Ballem  Josh,26,UCSC 

6  28.03  Zielnik  Maciek,18,UASC 

7  28.05  Lachapelle  Remi,23,CAMO 

8  28.30  Preston  Stephen.21.UL 
100  METRES  BACKSTROKE,  Jun  27 
1      56.07  Sepulis  Sean,26,IS 

56.52  Rose  Matthew,22,TRENT 
56.75  Oriwol  Tobias,18,ESWIM 
56.87  Janes  Riley,22,NRST 
57.22  Pichette  Alexandre,26,CAMO 
57.34  Beavers  Keith,20,ROW 
57.49  Caprara  Stefano,20.NEW 

8  58.03  Banville-Auger  Benoit,20,MEGO 
B  Final 

1      57.64  Veldman  Gord,23,EBSC 
58.43  Hawes  Matt,17,ROW 
58.47  Martinson  Adam,19,CASC 

58.80  Preston  Stephen.21.UL 
58.95  Miller  Kurtis,18,SCAR 
58.97  Ackroyd  Colin, 16.AAC 
58.97  Atkison  Ryan,18,LAC 

8      59.26  Diehl  Graham,20,UCSC 
200  METRES  BACKSTROKE,  Jun  29 

1  2:00.58  Beavers  Keith,20,ROW 

2  2:01.99  Oriwol  Tobias.1 8.ESWIM 

3  2:04.08  Martinson  Adam,1 9.CASC 

4  2:04.18  Hawes  Matt,17,R0W 

5  2:04.47  Strelzow  Desmond,17,UBCD 

6  2:05.47  Caprara  Stelano,20,NEW 

7  2:06.26  Banville-Auger  Benoit,20,MEGO 

8  2:07.58  Diehl  Graham,20,UCSC 
B  Final 

2:06.97  MacDonald  Elliot,20,MANTA 
2:08.14  Ackroyd  Colin, 16.AAC 
2:08.39  Thauvette  Mark,18,CAMO 
2:08.45  Atkison  Ryan,18,LAC 
2:08.66  Schmitt  Erich, 17.PCS 
2:08.89  Preston  Stephen.21.UL 
2:11.02  Lachapelle  Christian.21.CAM0 
8    2:11.03  Aach  Conrad.18.ESWIM 
50  METRES  BREASTSTROKE,  Jun  27 
1      28.22  Knabe  Morgan,22,UCSA 

28.81  Dickens  Scott,18,UBCD 
28.84  Brekke  Trevor,26.SFA 
29.22  Mori  Brad,25,EXST 
29.27  Hunter  Jason,23,SFA 
29.37  Thomsen  Chad,20,UASC 

29.53  Huang  Matthew,19,UBCD 
8      29.86  Hunter  Gerard,21,RSA 

B  Final 

1  29.75  Mains  Matthew,21, ROW 

2  30  02  Lee  Aaron,23,UNB 

3  30.07  Thiessen  Chad.17,SPART 


4  30.12  McKechnie  David.17.BTSC 

5  30.26  Wylie  Michael,25,SFA 

6  30.39  Delaney  Clayton,22,ROW 

7  30.65  Margulis  Roman,19.NYAC 

8  30.71  Parker  Nathan,19,R0D 

100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE,  Jun  26 


01.12  Knabe  Morgan,22,UCSA 
02.67  Brown  Michael, 19, PERTH 
02.78  Dickens  Scott,18,UBCD 
03.60  Boulianne  Michel.24.CAM0 
03.87  Mains  Matthew,21,R0W 
03.99  Thomsen  Chad,20,UASC 
04.24  Brekke  Trevor,26,SFA 
04.62  Stamhuis  John.24,PCS 


B  Final 


04.01  Huang  Matthew,19,UBCD 
04.33  Hunter  Jason,23,SFA 
04  49  McKechnie  David,17,BTSC 

05.02  Barnes  Warren, 18.SCAR 
05.20  Thiessen  Chad.1 7.SPART 
05.31  Gleason  Gregg,22,BROCK 
06.01  Delaney  Clayton,22,ROW 
06.79  Charlton  Cameron,21. TAT 

200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE,  Jun  28 

1  2:12.74  Knabe  Morgan,22,UCSA 

2  2:14.94  Brown  Michael, 19.PERTH 

3  2:16.15  Mains  Matthew,21,R0W 

4  2:16.35  Dickens  Scott.1 8.UBCD 

5  2:16.55  Boulianne  Michel,24,CAM0 

6  2:18.27  Huang  Matthew,19.UBCD 

7  2:20.17  Stamhuis  John,24,PCS 

8  2:20.40  Gleason  Gregg,22,BR0CK 
B  Final 

1  2:22.10  Thomsen  Chad.20,UASC 

2  2:22.34  McKechnie  David.1 7.BTSC 

3  2:22.44  Charlton  Cameron,21  JAT 

4  2:23.21  Delaney  Clayton,22, ROW 

5  2:23.80  Barnes  Warren, 18.SCAR 

6  2:24.55  Monaco  Marco,16,OAK-TO 

7  2:25.31  Bartlet  John,21  .NEW 

8  2:25.34  Boulanger  Alex.21.CAM0 
50  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  26 

1  24.22  Mintenko  Michael,27.UBCD 

2  24.59  Kindler  Thomas,22,CAM0 

3  24.86  Hankewich  Chad,21, GOLD 

4  25.19  Lupien  Yannick.23.CNCB 

5  25.24  Janes  Riley,22,NRST 

6  25.27  Langlais  Jean-F.,24.UL 

7  25.29  Ballem  Josh,26,UCSC 

8  25.55  Bartoch  Joe,20,LAC 
B  Final 

1  25.57  Jacks  Jesse,21,  PCS 

2  25.59  Vanderkam  Bradley,20,LAC 

3  25.62  Bourdages  Dominique.21  .CAMO 

4  25.63  Caprara  Stefano,19,NEW 

5  25.73  Henderson  Sandy,23,SFA 

6  25.75  Lachapelle  Remi,23.CAMO 

7  25.78  Poulin  Sebastien,23,CAMO 

8  26.03  Babaris  Alex.21. TRENT 
100  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  29 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 


53.44  Mintenko  Michael,27,UBCD 
54.83  Bartoch  Joe,20,LAC 

54  85  Hankewich  Chad.21  .GOLD 
55.44  Jacks  Jesse.21.PCS 
55.51  Rudolf  Darryl.18,UBCD 

55  56  Ballem  Josh,26,UCSC 
55.74  Langlais  Jean-F.,24,UL 

8  56.80  Schjott  Jonathan.21  .UCSC 
B  Final 

1  56.21  Hartel  Klaus.23.SFA 

2  56.43  Poulin  Sebastien,23,CAM0 

3  56.53  Henderson  Sandy,23,SFA 

4  56.87  Russell  Colin,  18.BTSC 

5  57.06  Terauds  Mike.22,EAST 

6  57.10  Pelechytik  Jan,22,R0D 

7  57.40  Vanderkam  Bradley.20.LAC 

8  57.78  Babaris  Alex.21 . TRENT 
200  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  27 

1  2:01.08  Johns  Brian,20,UBCD 

2  2:02  24  Murray  Chad.21  .UCSC 

3  2:02.44  Jacks  Jesse,21,  PCS 

4  2:03.21  Rudolf  Darryl.1 8.UBCD 

5  2:03.31  Schjott  Jonathan.21  .UCSC 

6  2:04.97  Poulin  Sebastien,23.CAMO 


Brian  Johns  with  commemorative 
plaque  for  SC  400  IM  world  record 

7  2:05.65  Castonguay  Francois,20,CAMO 

8  2:06.05  Pelechytik  Jan,22,ROD 
B  Final 

1  2:05.15  Cowan  Tim,25,UCSC 

2  2:05.82  Medaglia  Steven.18.NKB 

3  2:05.92  Hartel  Klaus.23.SFA 

4  2:06.44  NgCallum,18,CASC 

5  2:06.59  Ruse  Timothy,18,PCSC 

6  2:06.62  Dragunas  Andrew.21,PCSC 

7  2:06.62  Terauds  Mike,22,EAST 

8  2:07.03  Bannon  Thierry,20.SAMAK 
200  METRES  IND. MEDLEY,  Jun  28 

1  2:02.15  Johns  Brian.20,UBCD 

2  2:03.95  Oriwol  Tobias,18,ESWIM 

3  2:04.50  Beavers  Keith,20,ROW 

4  2:04.61  Murray  Chad,21. UCSC 

5  2:04.86  Sayao  Chuck,20,T0 

6  2:08.21  Medaglia  Steven,18,NKB 

7  2:08.48  Samson  Maxime.1 8, ELITE 

disq  Castonguay  Francois.20,CAMO 

B  Final 

1  2:09.10  NgCallum,18,CASC 

2  2:09.27  Aach  Conrad,18,ESWIM 

3  2:09.81  Ruse  Timothy,18,PCSC 

4  2:11.53  Graham  Taylor,18,RSA 

5  2:12.05  Smith  Donald,19,0AK-TO 

6  2:12.57  Hyder  Cameron,20.UCSC 

7  2:13.07  Diehl  Graham,20,UCSC 

8  2:13.25  AubryJonathan.17.CNB 
400  METRES  IND. MEDLEY,  Jun  30 

1  4:19.66  Sayao  Chuck,20.T0 

2  4:24.87  Johns  Brian,20.UBCD 

3  4:27.85  Brown  Michael. 19, PERTH 

4  4:28.86  Oriwol  Tobias,18,ESWIM 

5  4:31 .39  Castonguay  Francois.20,CAMO 

6  4:33.94  Samson  Maxime, 18.ELITE 

7  4:34.33  MacDonald  Elliot,20,MANTA 

8  4:34.40  Aach  Conrad, 18.ESWIM 
B  Final 

1  4:33.60  Dickens  Scott,18,UBCD 

2  4:33.75  Medaglia  Steven,  18.NKB 

3  4:38.45  Ruse  Timothy,18,PCSC 

4  4:40.67  Hyder  Cameron.20,UCSC 

5  4:40.72  AubryJonathan.17.CNB 

6  4:41 .30  Tremblay  Michel.22.CNCB 

7  4:43.54  Boulanger  Alex.21  .CAMO 

8  4:43  71  Schmitt  Erich.1 7.PCS 

WOMEN'S  EVENTS 

50  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  30 

1  26.21  Nicholls  Laura.24.R0W 

2  26.44  Limpert  Marianne.30.CAMO 

3  26.47  Beckberger  Jennifer.1 7.AAC 

4  26  48  Lydall  Anna,23,TO 

5  26.52  Porenta  Jennifer,18.MMST-TO 

6  26.72  Clapham  Caroline.22.UBCD 


12 


SWIMNEWS  JUNE-JULY  2003 


7  26.88  Dykes  Amber,19,HYACK 

8  26.90  Gillespie  Emily.1 6.NKB 
B  Final 

1  26.56  Pomeroy  Laura,19,0AK-T0 

2  26.58  Ng  Jennifer.1 7.UBCD 

3  26.78  Gault  Sarah.18.DDO 

4  26.89  Carroll  Jennifer.22,MEGO 

5  26.91  KardashErin.17.MM 

6  27.00  Saumur  Genevieve,15,CAM0 

7  27.09  Beaton  Erica.15.HYACK 

8  27  11  Rolland  Nadine,28.SAMAK 
100  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  29 

1  56.72  Nicholls  Laura.24,R0W 

2  56.86  PorentaJennifer,18,MMST-TO 

3  56.96  Beckberger  Jenniter.1 7.AAC 

4  57.01  Button  Jenniter,25,T0 

5  57.22  Limpert  Mananne.30,CAMO 

6  57  67  De  Blois  Marieve.1 9.CAMO 

7  57.72  Kardash  Erin,17,MM 

8  57.73  Simard  Sophie,24,UL 
B  Final 

1  57.89  Beaudry  Maya.15.UBCD 

2  57.91  Collins  Elizabeth,20,R0D 

4  58.12  Gresdal  Jenna.1 8.ESWIM 

5  58.28  Grant  Laura,19,UCSC 

6  58.45  Rolland  Nadine,28,SAMAK 

7  58.62  Clapham  Caroline,22,UBCD 

8  58.63  Lacroix  Audrey,19.CAMO 
200  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  28 

1  2:01.31  Reimer  Brittany.15.SKSC 

2  2:01.73  Collins  Elizabeth.20,ROD 

3  2:01 .97  Beaudry  Maya,15,UBCD 

4  2:02.28  Doody  Kelly,23,UBCD 

5  2:02.77  Simard  Sophie,24,UL 

6  2:02.91  Charron-Watson  Chanelle,19.UL 

7  2:03.09  Porenta  Jennifer,18,MMST-T0 

8  2:06.04  Button  Jenniler,25,T0 
B  Final 

1  2:02.87  Limpert  Marianne,30,CAMO 

2  2:03.83  Bussiere  Melania,30,CNB 

3  2:03.84  Hacked  Shannon,  16.UBCD 

4  2:04.34  De  Blois  Marieve,19,CAMO 

5  2:04.70  Fratesi  Jenniler,19,R0W 

6  2:04.88  Beckberger  Jennifer.1 7.AAC 

7  2:05.09  Gillespie  Emily,16,NKB 

8  2:05.41  Quirk  Sienna,20.UNB 
400  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  26 

1  4:12.00  Reimer  Brittany,15,SKSC 

2  4:15.42  Gravelle  Julie,23,T0 

3  4:17.58  Hacked  Shannon,16,UBCD 

4  4:18.76  Charron-Watson  Chanelle.1 9,UL 

5  4:19.63  Hunks  Tanya,22.HYACK 

6  4:19.76  Beaudry  Maya,15,UBCD 

7  4:21 .00  Simard  Sophie,24,UL 

8  4:26.20  Sweny  Loren,21.NKB 
B  Final 

1  4:24.90  Dudar  Elyse.16,MSSAC-TO 

2  4:25.82  Stefanyshyn  Deanna,18,UBCD 

3  4:26.41  Quirk  Sienna,20,UNB 

4  4:26.79  Doody  Hayley.1 7.UCSC 

5  4:27.21  Schmuck  Anne,15,SKSC 

6  4:28.83  Bell  Amanda,15,UCSC 

7  4:28.85  Telfer  Katherine.1 8.ESWIM 

8  4:30.63  Haley  Bevan,16,WTSC 
800  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  29 

1  8:36.38  Reimer  Brittany,15,SKSC 

2  8:44.87  Lencoe  Taryn.1 7.UBCD 

3  8:50.50  Hunks  Tanya,22,HYACK 

4  8:50.78  Gravelle  Julie,23,T0 

5  8:54  00  Hackett  Shannon,16,UBCD 

6  9:02.10  Dudar  Elyse,16,MSSAC-T0 

7  9:04.73  Haley  Bevan,16,WTSC 

8  9:05.84  Schmuck  Anne,15,SKSC 
1500  METRES  FREESTYLE,  Jun  27 

1  16:24.39  Reimer  Brittany.1 5.SKSC 

2  16:25.64  Lencoe  Taryn.1 7.UBCD 

3  16:58.49  Hunks  Tanya,22,HYACK 

4  17:05.54  Stutzel  Karley,21 , PCS 

5  17:12.15  Dudar  Elyse,16,MSSAC-TO 

6  17:19.23  Haley  Bevan,16,WTSC 

7  17:21.04  Bell  Amanda,15,UCSC 

8  17:34.97  Mayzes  Sarah.15,IS 

50  METRES  BACKSTROKE,  Jun  28 

1  28.90  Carroll  Jennifer,22,MEGO 


2  29.28  Gammel  Erin,23,UCSC 

3  29.94  KubasHanna,17,UASC 

4  30.06  Buckland  Brooke,14,EAST 

5  30.31  Meredith  Caitlin,1 9.UBCD 

6  30.39  Yestrau  Landice,16,MM 

7  30.41  Menard  Marielle,23,UL 

8  30.55  Saumur  Genevieve.1 5.CAM0 
B  Final 

1  30.50  Leroy  Andree-Ann.21  ,HAC 

2  30  77  Beckberger  Jennifer.1 7.AAC 

3  30.88  Schneider  Kristen.22.ROD 

4  30.94  Clapham  Caroline.22.UBCD 

5  30.97  Gresdal  Jenna,18,ESWIM 

6  31.12  Aspinall  Jessica.1 6.RAC 

7  31.13  Mcintosh  Heather.20.UASC 

8  31 17  Pomerleau  Kirsten,15,UCSC 
100  METRES  BACKSTROKE,  Jun  27 


02.53  Carroll  Jennifer,22,MEG0 
02.64  Gammel  Erin,23.UCSC 
02.92  Fratesi  Jennifer,19,R0W 
03.75  Wyclifle  Elizabeth,20,EBSC 
03.78  Kubas  Hanna,17,UASC 
03.89  Meredith  Caitlin.1 9.UBCD 
04.11  Stefanyshyn  Kelly,20.UBCD 
05.84  Buckland  Brooke,14,EAST 


B  Final 

1  1:04  60  Yestrau  Landice,16,MM 

2  1:04.79  Gresdal  Jenna,18.ESWIM 

3  1:05.16  Mcintosh  Heather,20,UASC 

4  1:05.16  Bouchard  Melanie.21.UL 

5  1:05 16  Saumur  Genevieve,15,CAM0 

6  1:05.25  Kardash  Erin.17.MM 

7  1:05.55  Schneider  Kristen,22,R0D 

8  1:05.71  Leroy  Andree-Ann,21,HAC 
200  METRES  BACKSTROKE  Jun  29 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 


2:13.15  Fratesi  Jennifer,19,ROW 
2:13.42  Warden  Elizabeth,25,T0 
17,02  Stefanyshyn  Kelly,20,UBCD 
17.23  Meredith  Caitlin,19,UBCD 
18.76  Leroy  Andree-Ann,21,HAC 
18.85  Bouchard  Melanie.21.UL 
19.85  Stefanyshyn  Deanna,18,UBCD 
22.29  Wyclifle  Elizabeth,20,EBSC 


2 
2 
2 
2 
2 

8  2: 
B  Final 

1  2:19.38  Bayliss  Lynette,1 7.UCSC 

2  2:19.53  Carroll  Jennifer.22.MEGO 

3  2:21.40  Koskinas  lfiyenia,21.0SC 

4  2:21.66  Yestrau  Landice,16,MM 

5  2:21.95  Mcintosh  Heather.20.UASC 

6  2:22.14  Kubas  Hanna.17,UASC 

7  2:22.26  Kasuya  Jennifer.1 9.HYACK 

8  2:25.15  McQueen  Shannon, 15, NKB 
50  METRES  BREASTSTROKE  Jun  30 

1  32.52  Leier  Rhiannon,26,MM 

2  32.87  Blackburn  Lisa,31, ROW 

3  32.96  Stoody  Kathleen,20,SFA 

4  33.39  van  Oosten  Lauren,24,UCSC 

5  33.54  Pomeroy  Julia,23,0AK-T0 

6  33.77  Spooner  Emma,20,UCSC 

7  34.01  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

8  34.07  HoberRenee,18,R0W 
B  Final 

1  33.80  Wagner  Tamara,18.R0W 

2  33.89  Mange  Michelle,16,UBCD 

3  33.98  Craft  Jacquelyn,17,TRENT 

4  34.12  Gault  Sarah, 18.DDO 

5  34.28  Laprade  Michelle.22.CAM0 

6  34.30  Beaurivage  Marie-E  .22.UL 

7  34.32  Burns  Shayna,19,TO 


8      34.41  Ratelle  Marie-P.,17,MEGO 
100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE.  Jun  27 


7  1 


09 12  van  Oosten  Lauren,24,UCSC 
10.02  Leier  Rhiannon,26,MM 
10.76  Blackburn  Lisa.31,R0W 
10.89  Stoody  Kathleen.20.SFA 
11.16  Petelski  Christin,25,PCS 
11.80  Pierse  Annamay,19,UBCD 
12.54  Pomeroy  Julia,23,OAK-TO 
12  57  Mange  Michelle.1 6.UBCD 


B  Final 

1  1:12.61  Spooner  Emma,20,UCSC 

2  1:13.53  Burns  Shayna,19,T0 

3  1:13.59  Labbett  Kim,16.0AK-T0 

4  1.13.60  HoberRenee,18,ROW 

5  1:13  77  Craft  Jacquelyn.1 7.TRENT 

6  1:13.99  Wagner  Tamara,18,R0W 

7  1:14.06  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

8  1:14.31  Sceli  Michaela.1 7.WEST 
200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE,  Jun  29 

1  2:30  96  van  Oosten  Lauren,24,UCSC 

2  2:31.41  Stoody  Kathleen.20.SFA 

3  2:32.46  Leier  Rhiannon,26,MM 

4  2:32.56  Petelski  Christin,25,PCS 

5  2:32.90  Pierse  Annamay,19,UBCD 

6  2:33.40  Blackburn  Lisa,31, ROW 

7  2:34.54  Mange  Michelle,16,UBCD 

8  2:45.16  Sceli  Michaela.1 7.WEST 
B  Final 

1  2:36.29  Pierse  Hanna.14,EKSC 

2  2:38.13  Craft  Jacquelyn.1 7.TRENT 

3  2:38.19  Rich  Whitney,15, LAC 

4  2:38.48  Edgecumbe  Marcy,19,UASC 

5  2:38.82  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

6  2:39.21  Hober  Renee,18,R0W 

7  2:39  26  Labbett  Kim,1 6.0AK-T0 

8  2:40.76  Pomeroy  Julia,23,0AK-T0 
50  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  30 

1  27.75  Button  Jennifer,25,T0 

2  28.04  Carroll  Jennifer,22,MEG0 

3  28.04  Downing  MacKenzie,16,WGB 

4  28.30  Rolland  Nadine,28,SAMAK 

5  28.36  Saumur  Genevieve,15,CAM0 

6  28  43  Gault  Sarah,18,DD0 

7  28.68  Lacroix  Audrey.1 9.CAM0 

8  28.68  Collins  Elizabeth.20,ROD 
B  Final 

1  28  84  Martin  Stephame,21,CASC 

2  28.85  Alroubaie  Sara,21  .MM 

3  29.04  Beaulieu  Randi.1 7.MSSAC-TO 

4  29.07  Tcholkayan  Valerie.1 8.DD0 

5  29.31  Kumentas  Nadia.15,T0 

6  29.31  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

7  29  48  Bennett  Allison,15,NYAC 

8  29.63  Rawlings  Kayla.15.L0SC 
100  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  26 

1 

2  1 

3  1 

4  1 

5  1 

6  1 

7  1 


B  Final 

1  1 

2  1 

3  1 

4  1 


59  80  Button  Jennifer,25,TO 
00.86  Lacroix  Audrey,19,CAM0 

01.56  Fratesi  Jennifer.1 9.R0W 
02.21  Downing  MacKenzie,16,WGB 
02.26  Alroubaie  Sara,21,MM 

02.57  Gillespie  Amanda,18,NKB 
02.79  Collins  Elizabeth,20,ROD 

02.86  Hubley  Melissa.21  .EAST 

02.87  Guay-Racine  Julia,17,CAMO 
03.21  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

03.58  Gajos  Nancy,18,ESWIM 
03.93  Bernier  Joan,19.CNCB 


Rating  Summary  of  Top  Performances 


1) 

983 

1:01.12 

100  breast  M 

Knabe  Morgan, UCSA 

2) 

975 

2:13.60 

200  im  W 

Warden  Elizabeth, TO 

3) 

975 

28.90 

50  back  W 

Carroll  Jennifer.MEGO 

4) 

967 

7:58.63 

800  free  M 

MacGillivary  Kurtis.ROW 

5) 

966 

2:02.15 

200  im  M 

Johns  Brian, UBCD 

6) 

964 

16:24.39 

1500  free  W 

Reimer  Brittany.SKSC 

7) 

962 

16:25.64 

1500  freeW 

Lencoe  Taryn.UBCD 

962 

3:50.03 

400  free  M 

Say  Rick.UCSC 

9) 

961 

53.44 

100  fly  M 

Mintenko  Michael.UBCD 

10) 

960 

4:19.66 

400  im  M 

Sayao  Chuck.TO 

Regina's  Elizabeth  Collins,  20, 
selected  to  Pan  Am  Team  in  200  free 

5  1:03.97  Rawlings  Kayla,15,L0SC 

6  1:04.10  Gillespie  Emily,16.NKB 

7  1:04.24  O'Kelly  0rlagh,17,UASC 

8  1:04.96  Schneider  Kristen,22,R0D 
200  METRES  BUTTERFLY,  Jun  28 

1  2:11.80  Lacroix  Audrey,19,CAMO 

2  2:12.03  Button  Jennifer,25,TO 

3  2:13.91  Gravelle  Julie,23,T0 

4  2:17.02  Hunks  Tanya,22,HYACK 

5  2:18.24  Gillespie  Amanda,18,NKB 

6  2:18.31  Lachance-Fortin  Alex.18.UL 

7  2:19.59  Bernier  Joan,19,CNCB 

8  2:19.73  Hubley  Melissa.21, EAST 
B  Final 

1  2:17.15  Downing  MacKenzie,16,WGB 

2  2:19.25  Hughes  Stephanie,24,EAST 

3  2:20.01  Guay-Racine  Julia.1 7.CAM0 

4  2:20.78  Rawlings  Kayla.1 5.L0SC 

5  2:20.96  O'Kelly  Orlagh.1 7.UASC 

6  2:21.05  Alroubaie  Sara,21, MM 

7  2:21.16  Beland  Danielle.18,G0 

8  2:21.52  Gajos  Nancy,18,ESWIM 
200  METRES  IND. MEDLEY,  Jun  26 

1  2:13.60  Warden  Elizabeth,25,T0 

2  2:16.25  Doody  Kelly,23,UBCD 

3  2:16.55  Limpert  Marianne,30,CAMO 

4  2:17.67  Malar  Joanne,27,UCSC 

5  2:17.89  Landry  Michelle,18,UBCD 

6  2:19.19  Leroy  Andree-Ann,21,HAC 

7  2:19.57  Leier  Rhiannon,26,MM 

8  2:21.24  Bradley  Kristen,19,NEW 
B  Final 

1  2:19  88  Ourand  Dena,22,UCSC 

2  2:19.97  Pierse  Annamay,19,UBCD 

3  2:20.41  Burgoyne  Carrie,21,UCSC 

4  2:21.49  Kardash  Erin,17,MM 

5  2:22.15  Gillespie  Emily,16,NKB 

6  2:22.47  Gillespie  Amanda.1 8.NKB 

7  2:22.47  Bouchard  Melanie,21,UL 

8  2:22.74  De  Blois  Marieve,19,CAM0 
400  METRES  IND. MEDLEY,  Jun  30 

1  4:46.11  Warden  Elizabeth,25,T0 

2  4:51 .55  Doody  Kelly,23,UBCD 

3  4:52.72  Burgoyne  Carrie,21,UCSC 

4  4:54.47  Hunks  Tanya,22,HYACK 

5  4:55.01  Pierse  Annamay.1 9.UBCD 

6  4:55.84  Malar  Joanne,27,UCSC 

7  4:57.00  Landry  Michelle,18,UBCD 

8  4:57.90  Durand  Dena,22,UCSC 
B  Final 

1  4:59.75  Bradley  Kristen,19,NEW 

2  5:01.92  Gillespie  Amanda.1 8.NKB 

3  5:02.09  Bouchard  Melanie,21,UL 

4  5:02.32  Schmuck  Anne,15,SKSC 

5  5:03.03  Stefanyshyn  Deanna,18,UBCD 

6  5:05.97  Johnson  Haylee.1 7.UBCD 

7  5:07.53  Bernier  Joan,  19.CNCB 

8  5:08.69  Osterer  Elizabeth,  17.NKB 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


13 


NORTH  AMERICAN  CIRCUIT 


MEN  S  EVENTS 
50  METRES  FREESTYLE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


100  METRES  FREESTYLE 


23  21  Ricardo  Busquets.PUR 

22  74  Roland  Schoeman.RSA 

23  62  Brent  Hayden.CAN 

23  35  Ricardo  Busquets.PUR 
22.48  Jason  Lezak.USA 
22  87  Jason  Lezak.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


200  METRES  FREESTYLE 


51.17  Neil  Walker.USA 

49  81  Anthony  Ervin.USA 

50  83  Brent  Hayden.CAN 
50.94  Neil  Walker.USA 
49.58  Jason  Lezak.USA 
49.90  Neil  Walker.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


1:49.29  Michael  Phelps.USA 
1:51  52  Tamas  Kerekjarto.HUN 
1:51 74  Michael  Mintenko.CAN 
1:51.15  Klete  Keller.USA 
1:51.11  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 
1:50.34  Klete  Keller.USA 


400  METRES  FREESTYLE 


3  49  93  Michael  Phelps.USA 
357.12  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
3:56.18  Mark  Johnslon.CAN 
3:53  81  Francis  Crippen.USA 
3:56  83  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
3:53 18  Klete  Keller.USA 
800  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Vancouver        8:13  44  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
8:01  80  Francis  Crippen.USA 
8:05  72  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
8:04  35  Klete  Keller.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


1500  METRES  FREESTYLE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Vie|0 
Santa  Clara 


50  METRES  BACKSTROKE 


15:37  95  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 
15:39.29  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
15:58.21  Rick  Say.CAN 
15:29  45  Ricardo  Monasterio.VEN 
15:32.42  ErikVendt.USA 
15:22  40  Erik  Vendt.USA 


Irvine 
Vancouver 


26.51  Alex  Lim.MAS 
26.44  Randall  Bal.USA 


100  METRES  BACKSTROKE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


56  32  Randall  Bal.USA 

55  84  Gordan  Kozulj.CRO 

57  21  Sean  Sepulis.CAN 

56  96  James  Wike.USA 
55.27  Aaron  Peirsol.USA 
55.14  Aaron  Peirsol.USA 


200  METRES  BACKSTROKE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


2:05.47  Matt  Hawes.CAN 
2:01 .00  Gordan  Kozulj.CRO 
2:01  84  Tobias  Oriwol.CAN 
2:03  65  Chris  DeJong.USA 
1:58 11  Aaron  Peirsol.USA 
1:5698  Aaron  Peirsol.USA 


50  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 


Irvine 
Vancouver 


29  50  David  Denniston.USA 
29  33  Brad  Mori.CAN 


100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


1:04.68  David  Denniston.USA 
1:04  88  David  Denniston.USA 
1:02 13  Morgan  Knabe.CAN 
1:04.98  Sean  Quinn.USA 
1:04 19  Vladislav  Polyakov.KAZ 
1:02 13  Brendan  Hansen.USA 


200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


50  METRES  BUTTERFLY 


2:19  96  Michael  Phelps.USA 
2:20  95  Ratapong  Sirisanont.THA 
2:16.37  Morgan  Knabe.CAN 
2:19  66  Sean  Quinn.USA 
2 18  52  Vladislav  Polyakov.KAZ 
215 19  Brendan  Hansen.USA 


Irvine 
Vancouver 


100  METRES  BUTTERFLY 


23  88  Roland  Schoeman.RSA 
25.58  Riley  Janes.CAN 


55  65  Tom  Malchow.USA 
53.91  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 
54  07  Michael  Mintenko.CAN 
54.67  Benjamin  Michaelson.USA 
53.87  Michael  Mintenko.CAN 
52.65  Michael  Phelps.USA 
200  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Ann  Arbor        1:59 12  Michael  Phelps.USA 
2:00  95  Tamas  Kerekjarto.HUN 
2:05 18  Jesse  Jacks.CAN 
1:56.41  Tom  Malchow.USA 
2:00  94  Moss  Burmester.NZL 
1:56  06  Michael  Phelps.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


200  METRES  IND. MEDLEY 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


400  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 


2  00  82  Michael  Phelps.USA 
2:03.63  Tamas  Kerekjarto.HUN 
2:05.87  Tom  Wilkens.USA 
2:03.47  George  Bovell.TRI 
2:06.29  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
1:57  94  Michael  Phelps.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


4:16.19  Michael  Phelps.USA 
4:26.44  Tamas  Kerekjarto.HUN 
4:26.94  Tom  Wilkens.USA 
4:26.60  Robert  Margalis.USA 
4:30  86  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
4:20.54  Tom  Wilkens.USA 


23  43  Neil  Walker.USA 
22  79  Jason  Lezak.USA 
24 12  Randall  Bal.USA 
2335  Neil  Walker.USA 

22  93  Roland  Schoeman.RSA 
22  92  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 

5190  Randall  Bal.USA 

50.72  Denis  Pimankov.RUS 
51  63  Michael  Mintenko.CAN 
51  39  Ryan  Wochomurka.USA 
50  60  Scott  Tucker.USA 
5051  Scott  Tucker.USA 

1:51  02  Klete  Keller.USA 
1:52  28  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 
1:52.29  Brent  Hayden.CAN 
1:52.68  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 
1:52.23  Scott  Tucker.USA 

1  50.80  Markus  Rogan.AUT 

35564  Davis  Tarwater.USA 
3  57  84  Mark  Warkentin.USA 
3:5864  Rick  Say.CAN 
3  53  93  Klete  Keller.USA 

3  57 15  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
3.56  39  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 

8:26.75  Jarrod  Ballem.CAN 
8:01  91  Klete  Keller.USA 
8  09  77  Chad  Carvin.USA 
8  07  80  Ricardo  Monasterio.VEN 

15:40.29  Chris  Thompson.USA 
16  00.11  Aram  Kevorkian.USA 
16  06  70  David  Creel.CAN 
15  37  22  Klete  Keller.USA 
15:33  35  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
15:25  61  Ricardo  Monasterio.VEN 

26.73  Gordan  Kozulj.CRO 
26  64  Sean  Sepulis.CAN 

58.10  Neil  Walker.USA 

56  97  Alex  Lim.MAS 

57  33  Randall  Bal.USA 
57  36  Neil  Walker.USA 
56  23  Alex  Lim.MAS 
5611  Randall  Bal.USA 

2  07.65  Colin  Underhill.USA 
2:03.52  Trent  Staley.USA 

2  04  21  Brian  Johns.CAN 
2  03.87  Joey  Faltraco.USA 
205  40  Louis  Vayo.USA 
1 59 10  Michael  Phelps.USA 

29  57  Marco  Gonzalez.MEX 
29  49  Scott  Dickens.CAN 

1:04  84  James  Barone.USA 
1  05  22  Ratapong  Sirisanont.THA 
1  04.26  Scott  Dickens.CAN 
1:05  65  Wickus  Nienaber.SWZ 

1  04  50  David  Denniston.USA 
1:0261  Glenn  Ed  Moses.USA 

2:21 11  Robert  Margalis.USA 

2  21  48  David  Denniston.USA 
2:16  74  Tom  Wilkens.USA 
2:22.25  Eric  Shanteau.USA 

2 18.83  Ratapong  Sirisanont.THA 
2:18.16  Ratapong  Sirisanont.THA 

24  52  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 

25  75  Matt  Marshall.USA 

56 10  Andrew  Livingston.PUR 

54  40  Michael  Cavic.YUG 
55.80  Jesse  Jacks.CAN 

55  00  Tom  Malchow.USA 
54  36  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 
53.72  Michael  Cavic.YUG 

2  00  30  Tom  Malchow.USA 
2:03.96  Erik  Tolmachoff.USA 
2:06.83  Chad  Murray.CAN 
2:00  27  Michael  Raab.USA 
2  03  83  Chad  Carvin.USA 
1:57  39  Tom  Malchow.USA 

2:06  25  Keith  Beavers.CAN 
2  0565  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
2:08  51  Tobias  Oriwol.CAN 
2:05  93  Eric  Shanteau.USA 
2-09.12  John  Dorr.USA 
2:02  62  Kevin  Clements.USA 

4:27.25  Robert  Margalis.USA 
4:27,40  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 

4  33  24  Tobias  Oriwol.CAN 
4:29  50  Eric  Shanteau.USA 
4  31  75  Chad  Carvin.USA 
4:23  26  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 


23  69  Randall  Bal.USA 
23  09  Michael  Cavic.YUG 
24 13  Nicholas  Brunelli.USA 
23.43  Frederick  Bousquet.FRA 
22.97  Bartosz  Kizierowski.POL 
22.94  Neil  Walker.USA 

52.23  Kicker  Vencill.USA 
5081  RolandasGimbutis.LTU 
51  96  Scott  Vonschotf.USA 
51  60  Romain  Barnier.FRA 
50.81  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 
51.12  RolandasGimbutis.LTU 

1  -53.36  Scott  Goldblatt.USA 
1:52  98  Chad  Carvin.USA 
1:52  35  Rick  Say.CAN 
1:53.25  Davis  Tarwater.USA 
1:52  56  Aaron  Peirsol.USA 
1:51 60  Jayme  Cramer.USA 

3:55.75  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 
3  59  74  Cameron  Mull.USA 
3:5901  Larsen  Jensen.USA 
355.97  Andrew  Hurd.CAN 
3:5738  Chad  Carvin.USA 
3:57  06  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 

8:35.00  Tim  Cowan.CAN 
8:08  06  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 
8:1752  Justin  Mortimer.USA 
8:17  66  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 

16  09  27  Andrew  Hurd.CAN 

16:12  00  Jarrod  Ballem.CAN 
15:38.04  Peter  Vanderkaay.USA 
15:45  75  Oussama  Mellouli.TUN 
15:35.64  Klete  Keller.USA 

27.61  Trent  Staley.USA 
26  85  Riley  Janes.CAN 

58  43  Jayme  Cramer.USA 
59.47  Ahmed  Hussein.EGY 
57  68  Riley  Janes.CAN 
57  52  Adam  Mania.POL 
57  34  Matthew  Grevers.USA 
56.29  Markus  Rogan.AUT 

2:08 17  Robert  Margalis.USA 
2:08  07  Eddie  Erazo.USA 

2  06  61  Desmond  Strelzow.CAN 
2  05.00  Luke  Wagner.USA 
2:06  85  Diego  Urreta.MEX 

2  00  08  Markus  Rogan.AUT 

30 10  John  Abercrombie.USA 
29  68  Trevor  Brekke.CAN 


05  48  Warren  Barnes.CAN 
06.80  Marco  Gonzalez.MEX 
05.02  Matthew  Huang.CAN 

06  20  Michael  Brown, CAN 

05  25  Ratapong  Sirisanont.THA 
04 18  Jose  Couto.POR 


2:22  50  Marco  Monaco.CAN 
2  25  69  Paul  Hernandez.USA 
2:20  86  Scott  Dickens.CAN 
2:22  58  Michael  Brown, CAN 
2:21.48  Andrew  Callahan.USA 
2:18.24  David  Denniston.USA 

24  53  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 

25  95  Jesse  Jacks.CAN 

56 19  Nicholas  Walkotten.USA 

54  66  Roland  Schoeman.RSA 
56  32  Matt  Marshall.USA 
55.87  Michael  Raab.USA 

55  37  Luis  Rojas.VEN 
53.92  Ryk  Neethling.RSA 

2:01  95  Andrew  Livingston.PUR 
2:06.93  Dan  Beal.USA 
2:07  37  James  Alkinson.USA 
2  03.63  Matthew  Haupl.USA 
2:04.51  Andrew  Livingston.PUR 
2  00  46  Moss  Burmester.NZL 

206  85  Michael  Alexandrov.USA 
2:0752  Aram  Kevorkian.USA 
2-08.52  Chad  Murray.CAN 
2:07  30  Robert  Margalis.USA 
2:10  93  Mark  Hamming.USA 
2:05  43  Mark  Liscinsky.USA 

4:29  03  Kevin  Clements.USA 
4  32  64  Daniel  A  Hewko.USA 
4  35  64  Chad  Murray.CAN 
4:30  93  Francis  Crippen.USA 
4:32.40  Justin  Mortimer.USA 
4:23.52  Erik  Vendt.USA 


WOMEN'S  EVENTS 
50  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Ann  Arbor        26.04  Colleen  Lanne.USA 

25  95  Haley  Cope.USA 
25.50  Alison  Sheppard.GBR 

26  02  Haley  Cope.USA 
26.49  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
25  79  Haley  Cope.USA 

100  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Ann  Arbor       56.30  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
56  28  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 
56  66  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
55  84  Rhiannon  Jelfrey.USA 
56.27  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
55  01  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 


Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


200  METRES  FREESTYLE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


400  METRES  FREESTYLE 


2:03.24  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
20036  Lindsay  Benko.USA 
2  02  99  Lindsay  Benko.USA 
2:01 12  Rhiannon  Jettrey.USA 
2  02  04  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
2:01.38  Lindsay  Benko.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


4:17.62  Amy  McCullough.USA 
4:11  88  Lindsay  Benko.USA 
4:16 12  Brittany  Reimer.CAN 
4:12.99  Flavia  Rigamonti.SUI 
4:14  65  Rachel  Komisarz.USA 
1:15.54  Lindsay  Benko.USA 


800  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Ann  Arbor  8:35.78  Flavia  Rigamonti.SUI 
Irvine  8:39  50  Lindsay  Benko.USA 

Vancouver        8:45 19  Brittany  Reimer.CAN 
Charlotte         849  58  Brooke  Bennett.USA 
Mission  Viejo     8:38  71  Emily  Mason.USA 
Santa  Clara      8  42  41  Kalyn  Keller.USA 
1500  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Vancouver        16:57.20  Rory  Schmidt.USA 
Charlotte         16:16  98  Flavia  Rigamonti.SUI 
Mission  Viejo     16:53  91  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
Santa  Clara       16  36  53  Sara  McLarty.USA 
50  METRES  BACKSTROKE 
Irvine  29.37  Haley  Cope.USA 

Vancouver        29  44  Erin  Gammel.CAN 
100  METRES  BACKSTROKE 
Ann  Arbor        1:03  29  Haley  Cope.USA 
Irvine  1:02.75  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 

Vancouver       1:02.47  Erin  Gammel.CAN 
Charlotte         1:03  06  Haley  Cope.USA 
Mission  Viejo     1:03.12  Beth  Botslord.USA 
Santa  Clara       1:00  98  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 
200  METRES  BACKSTROKE 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


2:17  66  Elizabeth  Wyclitte.CAN 
215  71  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 
214 13  Jennifer  Fratesi.CAN 
2  14  96  Margaret  Hoelzer.USA 
2:16.25  Jessica  Hayes.USA 
2:13.72  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 


50  METRES BREASTSTROKE 


Irvine 
Vancouver 


33  02  Staciana  Stitts.USA 
32.72  Rhiannon  Leier.CAN 


100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 


1:09  76  Tara  Kirk.USA 
1:12  95  Niolette  Teo.SIN 
1:09.78  Rhiannon  Leier.CAN 

1  09.88  Tara  Kirk.USA 
1:09.77  Amanda  Beard, USA 
1:10  03  Tara  Kirk.USA 

200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 
Ann  Arbor        2:32  85  Kristy  Kowal.USA 

2  35 14  Staciana  Stitts.USA 
2  33  78  Rhiannon  Leier.CAN 
2  29.89  Sarah  Poewe.GER 
2:28  42  Amanda  Beard, USA 
2:31,54  Birte  Steven.GER 

50  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Irvine  27  57  Bethany  Goodwin.USA 

Vancouver        2811  Alison  Sheppard.GBR 
100  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Ann  Arbor        1  00  54  Mary  Descenza.USA 
0:59  96  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 
1:01  67  Misty  Hyman.USA 
0:59  86  Mary  Descenza.USA 
1:00  66  Rachel  Komisarz.USA 
0:59.00  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 

200  METRES  BUTTERFLY 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


200  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 


2  15  25  KimVandenberg.USA 
2:12  70  Margaretha  Pedder.GBR 
2:13.91  Misty  Hyman.USA 

210  61  Mary  Descenza.USA 

211  96  Emily  Mason.USA 
2:12.51  Dana  Kirk.USA 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


2:17.01  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
2:18.97  Michala  Kwasny.USA 
2:16.67  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
2 17 12  Krrsty  Coventry.ZIM 
2 15  88  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
21556  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 


400  METRES  IND  MEDLEY 


Ann  Arbor 
Irvine 
Vancouver 
Charlotte 
Mission  Viejo 
Santa  Clara 


4  55  62  Jennifer  Forster.USA 
4  48  74  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
4:51.92  Kelly  Doody.CAN 
4  47  80  Maggie  Bowen.USA 
4  50  61  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
4  47  53  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 


26 16  Haley  Cope.USA 
26  03  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
26.85  Jennifer  Ng.CAN 
26.02  Rhiannon  Jettrey.USA 
26.57  Lacey  Nymeyer.USA 
25.82  Karalynn  Joyce.USA 

56  78  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 

56  41  Colleen  Lanne.USA 

57  91  Erin  Kardash.CAN 

56  34  Stefanie  Williams.USA 
56  32  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
56.18  Colleen  Lanne.USA 

2:03.27  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
2:01 .54  Colleen  Lanne.USA 
2:05.80  Erin  Kardash.CAN 
2:02  88  Elizabeth  Hill.USA 
2  02  43  Rachel  Komisarz.USA 
2  02  69  Rebecca  Koch, USA 

4:17.75  Diana  Munz.USA 
4:13  21  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
4  19  48  Vesna  Stojanovska.MKD 
41891  Brooke  Bennett.USA 
4  1665  Emily  Mason.USA 
415  55  Sara  McLarty.USA 

8-45.78  Alyssa  Kiel.USA 
84009  Adnenne  Binder.USA 
8:52  45  Rory  Schmidt.USA 
8:5235  Elizabeth  Hill.USA 
8:43 10  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
8:44  43  Sara  McLarty.USA 

17:01  43  Brittany  Reimer.CAN 
164659  Brooke  Bennett.USA 
17:06  40  Stephanie  Anderson.USA 
16:43  66  Lauren  Costella.USA 

29  68  Natalie  Coughlin.USA 
3032  Caitlin  Meredith.CAN 


26.49  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 
26.57  Elizabeth  Meskill.USA 
26.87  Erin  Kardash.CAN 
26.13  Laura  Nicholls.CAN 
26  61  Courtney  Cashion.USA 
25  91  Colleen  Lanne.USA 

57.03  Laura  Nicholls.CAN 

57  36  Lindsay  Benko.USA 

58  62  Maya  Beaudry.CAN 

56  77  Laura  Nicholls.CAN 

57  75  Lacey  Nymeyer.USA 
56.28  Lindsay  Benko.USA 

2:03.83  Mary  Descenza.USA 
2:01 .70  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
2:06.01  Shannon  Hackett.CAN 
2:02  93  Mary  Descenza.USA 
2:02  70  Emily  Mason.USA 
2:03.03  Stefanie  Williams.USA 

418.62  Kimberly  Kelly.USA 
4:1 7  54  Adnenne  Binder.USA 
4:2011  Rory  Schmidt.USA 
4:20.77  Anja  Carman.SLO 
4:21.52  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
4:16.09  Kalyn  Keller.USA 

8:50.90  Kimberly  Kelly.USA 
8:49.05  Hayley  Peirsol.USA 
8:54.86  Taryn  Lencoe.CAN 
8:53  92  Stephanie  Carr.USA 
8  50  89  Rachel  Komisarz.USA 
8  47.07  Rachel  Burke.USA 

17:11.27  Karley  Stutzel.CAN 
16:47.15  Stephanie  Carr.USA 
17:14.02  Nicole  Weatherman.USA 
16  54  02  Rachel  Burke.USA 

30  60  Hiu  Wai  Tsai.HKG 
30  64  Jessica  Aspinall.CAN 


04  49  Elizabeth  Wyclitte.CAN 

03  91  Haley  Cope.USA 
03.67  Jennifer  Fratesi.CAN 

04  06  Kristy  Coventry.ZIM 
03 15  Maureen  Farrell.USA 
02  46  Haley  Cope.USA 

219  47  Haley  Cope.USA 
2 18.22  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
2 15.32  Erin  Gammel.CAN 
2  16  99  Elizabeth  Warden.CAN 
2:17.82  Kelly  Harngan.USA 
2:17 10  Lauren  Rogers.USA 

33  96  Jennifer  Cook.USA 
33  36  Lauren  van  Oosten.CAN 

1  09  91  Kristy  Kowal.USA 
1:13.96  Jessica  Hardy.USA 
1:11 99  Lauren  van  Oosten.CAN 
1 10.22  Sarah  Poewe.GER 
1  10  46  Jessica  Wagner.USA 

1  10  97  Birte  Steven.GER 

234  37  Lisa  Blackburn.CAN 

2  36  81  Michala  Kwasny.USA 
2:34.28  Lauren  van  Oosten.CAN 
2  30  75  Tara  Kirk.USA 

233  16  Keri  Hetin.USA 
2  32  55  Hiroka  Sakamoto.JPN 

27  60  Haley  Cope.USA 
29.26  MacKenzie  Downing.CAN 

1:01  52  Dana  Kirk.USA 
1  -02.14  Jana  Krohn.USA 
1  02.32  Sara  Alroubaie.CAN 
100.51  Dana  Vollmer.USA 

1  00  73  Bethany  Goodwin.USA 
0:59.80  Dana  Kirk.USA 

2  1538  Mary  Descenza.USA 
2:12.72  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
2:18  71  Vesna  Stoianovska.MKD 
21301  Jennifer  Butfon.CAN 
214  61  Kaitlin  Sandeno.USA 
214  53  Margaretha  Pedder.GBR 

2 19.84  Kristy  Kowal.USA 
2:20.41  Haley  Cope.USA 
2:18  79  Kelly  Doody.CAN 
2:17.35  Elizabeth  Warden.CAN 
21705  Amanda  Beard.USA 
21897  Kristen  Caverly.USA 

4  56  57  Andrea  Cassidy.USA 
451 16  Adnenne  Binder.USA 
4  53  01  Carrie  Burgoyne.CAN 
4  50  86  Elizabeth  Warden.CAN 
4  52  68  Emily  Mason.USA 
4  48  80  Sara  McLarty.USA 


05  32  Gisela  Morales.GUA 
05  50  Taylor  Spivey.USA 
04  87  Caitlin  Meredith.CAN 
05.28  Sarah  Haupl.USA 
04 17  Hiu  Wai  Tsai.HKG 
03.96  Courtney  Shealy.USA 

2:19.81  Courtney  Kalisz.USA 
2:19  79  Erin  Volcan.VEN 
217.81  Kelly  Stetanyshyn.CAN 
217.62  Anja  Carman.SLO 
2:18  48  8etti  Botslord.USA 
2:17.12  Kristen  Caverly.USA 

34.01  Jessica  Hardy.USA 
3410EmmaSpooner.CAN 


11 49  Gabrielle  Rose.USA 

14.26  Maryann  Boosalis.USA 
13.07  Genevieve  Patterson.USA 

10.27  Kristy  Kowal.USA 
10  76EricaLiu.USA 
12.00  Erica  Liu.USA 


239  56  Amanda  Dunmgan.USA 
2:37  58  Nicolette  Teo.SIN 
2  34.63  Michelle  Mange.CAN 
2:33.22  Kristy  Kowal.USA 
2  33.77  Melissa  Klein.USA 
2:35.72  Kristen  Caverly.USA 

28  41  Elizabeth  Meskill.USA 

29  35  Jennifer  Fratesi.CAN 


01 65  Kim  Vandenberg.USA 

02  30  KimVandenberg.USA 

03  04  Kelly  Doody.CAN 
02 04  Jennifer  Button.CAN 
00.77  Misty  Hyman,USA 
01.18SarahWanezek.USA 


219  32  Courtney  Kalisz.USA 
2 14.56  Michala  Kwasny.USA 
219.50  Shannon  Hackett.CAN 
2  16  30  Margaret  Hoeto.USA 
2 14,82  Kristen  Hastrup.USA 
214  81  KimVandenberg.USA 

2:21 31  Jennifer  Forster.USA 
2:20  82  Malm  Svahnstrom.SWE 
2:20  52  Erin  Kardash.CAN 
2 19.30  Kristy  Kowal.USA 
2:17  84  Emily  Mason.USA 
219  75Emily  Kukors.USA 

4  58  12  Alyssa  Kiel.USA 
4  53.25  Michala  Kwasny.USA 
4  57  30  Tanya  Hunks.CAN 
4  53  14YiTmgSiow.MAS 
4  56  08  Kate  Dwelley.USA 
4  50  96  Kristen  Caverly.USA 


14 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


MARE  NOSTRUM  2003 


MEN'S  EVENTS 

50  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  22  76  Lorenzo  Vismara.lTA 

Monte  Carlo      22.11  Alexander  Popov.RUS 

Barcelona        22  22  Alexander  Popov.RUS 

Canel  22.82  Alexander  Popov.RUS 

100  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  50  32  Lorenzo  Vismara.lTA 

Monte  Carlo      49  78  Pieler  vdHoogenband.NED 

Barcelona        49  35  Alexander  Popov.RUS 

Canet  49  64  Alexander  Popov.RUS 

200  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  1  48  78  Emiliano  Brembilla.lTA 

Monle  Carlo      1:47.22  Pieler  vdHoogenband.NED 

Barcelona        1 :50  59  Kveloslav  Svoboda.CZE 

Canet  1 :49.96  Kveloslav  Svoboda.CZE 

400  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  3:49.53  Emiliano  Brembilla.lTA 

Monle  Carlo      3:50  85  Yuri  Prilukov.RUS 

Barcelona        3  49  60  Yuri  Prilukov.RUS 

Canet  3:51  26  Yuri  Prilukov.RUS 

800/1500  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  15:26.88  Nicolas  Rostoucher.FRA 

Barcelona        8 10  47  Roger  Rabassa.ESP 

Canet  15:15.78  Yuri  Prilukov.RUS 

50  METRES  BACKSTROKE 

Monte  Carlo      25  95  David  Ortega.ESP 

Barcelona        25  93  David  Ortega.ESP 

100  METRES  BACKSTROKE 

Rome  56  53  Andrew  Burns.AUS 

Monte  Carlo      56.26  Razvan  Florea.ROM 

Barcelona        55  97  Arkadi  Vyatcbanin.RUS 

Canet  56  33  Yoav  Gath.lSR 

200  METRES  BACKSTROKE 

Rome  2:03.19  Andrew  Burns.AUS 

Monle  Carlo      1 :59  77  Razvan  Florea.ROM 

Barcelona        1:58.59  Razvan  Florea.ROM 

Canet  2-00.87  Yoav  Gath.lSR 

50  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 

Monte  Carlo      28.00  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 

Barcelona        27  71  James  Gibson.GBR 

100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 

Rome  1:01.16  Kosuke  KitajimaJPN 

Monte  Carlo      1 :01  49  Dimitri  Komornikov.RUS 

Barcelona        101 64  James  Gibson.GBR 

Canet  1:01.02  James  Gibson.GBR 

200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 

Rome  2:14.08  Kosuke  Kitajima.JPN 

Monte  Carlo      2:10.39  Dimitri  Komornikov.RUS 

Barcelona        2:09  52  Dimitri  Komornikov.RUS 

Canet  2:10.62  Dimitri  Komornikov.RUS 

50  METRES  BUTTERFLY 

Monte  Carlo      23.68  Joris  Keizer.NED 

Barcelona        23  97  Mark  Fosler.GBR 

100  METRES  BUTTERFLY 

Rome  53 12  Andriy  Serdinov.UKR 

Monte  Carlo      52  97  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 

Barcelona        52  78  Andriy  Serdinov.UKR 

Canet  53.01  Andriy  Serdinov.UKR 

200  METRES  BUTTERFLY 

Rome  1 :58.40  loannis  Drymonakos.GRE 

Monte  Carlo      1 :58.25  Anatoli  Poliakov.RUS 

Barcelona        1:57  45  Anatoli  Poliakov.RUS 

Canel  1  56  93  Stephen  Parry.GBR 

200  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 

Rome  2:01 .90  Alessio  Boggiatlo.lTA 

Monte  Carlo      2  03.86  Adam  Lucas.AUS 

Barcelona        203  06  Cezar  Badita.ROM 

Canel  2:02  73  Cezar  Badita.ROM 

400  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 

Rome  4:16  28  Alessio  Boggiatlo.lTA 

Monte  Carlo      4:22  83  Cezar  Badita.ROM 

Barcelona        4:15.39  Laszlo  Cseh.HUN 

Canet  4:22  38  Terence  Parkin.RSA 


22  99  Oleksander  Volynets.UKR 
22.95  Julien  Sicol.FRA 
22  87  Mark  Fosler.GBR 
22  82  Salim  tles.ALG 

50  40  Filippo  Magnini.lTA 
50  07  Christian  Galenda.lTA 
4966  Lars  Frolandei.SWE 
50  36  Germain  Cayette.FRA 

1:49  38  Federico  Cappellazzo.lTA 
1:49  71  Jacob  Carstensen.DEN 

1  50  80  Dragos  Coman.ROM 
1 51  44  Sergiy  Fesenko.UKR 

3:53.88  Dimitris  Manganas.GRE 
3  51  09  Francesco  Vespe.lTA 
3  52  80  Dragos  Coman.ROM 
3:52 18  Dragos  Coman.ROM 

15  34  48  Andrea  RighiJTA 
8:14.47  Troyden  Prinsloo.RSA 
15:41 .27  Dragos  Coman.ROM 

2603  Arkadi  Vyatcbanin.RUS 
26.11  Gerhard  Zandberg.RSA 

56  72  Ethan  Rollt.AUS 
56  44  Arkadi  Vyatchanm.RUS 
56  32  Razvan  Florea.ROM 
56  50  Arkadi  Vyatchanin.RUS 

2:03  94  Bryce  R  Hunt.USA 

2  00  65  Arkadi  Vyatchanin.RUS 
2  00.72  Laszlo  Cseh.HUN 
2:0095  Simon  Dulour.FRA 

28  47  Matiaz  Markic.SLO 
27  96  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 

1:01 .87  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 
1  02.27  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 
1:01  74  Chris  Cook.GBR 
1:01 74  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 

2:14.33  Yuki  Salo.JPN 
2:14.51  Andrei  Ivanov.RUS 
2:15.42  Andrei  Ivanov.RUS 
2:17  89  Terence  Parkin.RSA 

24  04  Evgeni  Korotyshkin.RUS 
24  31  Jere  Hard.FIN 

53  49  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 
53 11  Andriy  Serdinov.UKR 
53.17  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 
53  02  Igor  Marchenko.RUS 


23 15  David  Carter.AUS 

23  00  Salim  lles.ALG 
23  01  Julien  Sicot.FRA 

50  44  Christian  Galenda.lTA 
50  28  Lorenzo  Vismara.lTA 
50  43  Mitja  Zastrow.GER 
5048  Salim  lles.ALG 

1:50.60  Christian  Galenda.lTA 
1:49.81  Kveloslav  Svoboda.CZE 
1:50  83  Olaf  Wildeboer.ESP 
1  52  45  Dragos  Coman.ROM 

3:55  27  Nicolas  Rostoucher.FRA 
3:52.77  Pieter  vdHoogenband.NED 
3:55.39  Javier  Nunez.ESP 
355  20  Sergiy  Fesenko.UKR 

15:40.15  Valeno  ClenJTA 
8:1723  Mark  Randall.RSA 
15.42.36  Gard  Kvale.NOR 


26  31  Arkadi  Vyatchanin.RUS 

56.74  Atsushi  Nishikon,JPN 
56.63  Evgeni  Alechine.RUS 
56  55  Evgeni  Alechine.RUS 
56  66  Simon  Dulour.FRA 

2  05  04  Patrick  Murphy.AUS 
2:01  49  Evgeni  Alechine.RUS 
2:0101  Evgeni  Alechine.RUS 
2  01  30  Arkadi  Vyatchanin.RUS 


2862  Mark  Riley.AUS 

1  02.22  Richard  Bodor.HUN 
1  02  69  Mark  Ganglolt.USA 

1  01  84  Oleg  Lisogor.UKR 
1:01 .87  Chris  Cook.GBR 

2 14  98  Domenico  Fioravanli.lTA 

2  16  08  Yuki  Salo.JPN 

2 15.46  Daniel  Gyurta.HUN 
2-18.39  Anders  Wold.NOR 


24  36  Evgeni  Korotyshkin.RUS 

53  80  RyoTakayasu.JPN 
53  42  Jons  Keizer.NED 
53.23  Evgeni  Korotyshkin.RUS 
53  24  Evgeni  Korotyshkin.RUS 


59  68  David  Kolozar.HUN 

2:0008 

-59.05  loan  Gherghel.ROM 

2:0015 

57  50  Stephen  Parry.GBR 

1:5785 

58 14  loan  Gherghel.ROM 

1:59.38 

01.98  Tamas  Kerekjarto.HUN 

2  02  81 

04  25  Cezar  Badita.ROM 

2:04.87 

03.72  Istvan  Bathazi.HUN 

2:03.79 

04  52  Terence  Parkin.RSA 

2:04.65 

21  82  Takahiro  Mori.JPN 

4:22.28 

25.14  Adam  Lucas.AUS 

4:2569 

21 27  Terence  Parkin.RSA 

4:21.37 

22  38  Cezar  Badita.ROM 

4:25  72 

WOMEN'S  EVENTS 
50  METRES  FREESTYLE 

Rome  26.31  Federica  Pellegrini.lTA 

Monle  Carlo  25  72  Hanna-M  Seppala.FIN 
Barcelona  25  56  Hanna-M  Seppala.FIN 
Canet  26.15  Hanna  Scherba.BLR 

100  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Rome  55  86  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 

Monte  Carlo  54  83  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 
Barcelona  54.50  Hanna-M  Seppala.FIN 
Canet  54  79  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 

200  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Rome  2:00 1 7  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 

Monte  Carlo      1  59  36  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 
Barcelona        1  59  82  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 
Canet  1  59  31  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 

400  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Rome  4:12.85  Kasey  Giteau.AUS 

Monte  Carlo  4:1 0  45  Kasey  Giteau.AUS 
Barcelona  4 1 1  49  Eva  Risztov.HUN 
Canet  4 10  89  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 

800/1500  METRES  FREESTYLE 
Rome  8:41 90  Kanae  Iwai.JPN 

Monle  Carlo  8:42.36  Jana  Pechanova.CZE 
Barcelona  16:38  79  ErikaVillaecia.ESP 
Canel  16:50  96  Laura  Blomme.FRA 

50  METRES  BACKSTROKE 
Monte  Carlo      28.79  Nina  Zhivanevskaya.ESP 
Barcelona        28  72  Nina  Zhivanevskaya.ESP 
100  METRES  BACKSTROKE 
Rome  1:02  45  Mai  Nakamura.JPN 

Monle  Carlo  1 :01  08  Nina  Zhivanevskaya.ESP 
Barcelona  1 01 30  Nina  Zhivanevskaya.ESP 
Canet  1 :01  91  Laure  Manaudou.FRA 

200  METRES  BACKSTROKE 
Rome  2:13  00  Reiko  Nakamura.JPN 

Monte  Carlo  211 63  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS 
Barcelona  2:11  50  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS 
Canet  2  1 2  88  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS 

50  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 
Monte  Carlo      31  60  Emma  Igelstrom.SWE 
Barcelona        31 33  Zoe  Baker.GBR 
100  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 
Rome  1-09  34  Mirna  JukicAUT 

Monle  Carlo  1  08  62  Mirna  Jukic.AUT 
Barcelona  1:08.80  Mima  Jukic.AUT 
Canel  1  09  08  Mirna  Jukic.AUT 

200  METRES  BREASTSTROKE 
Rome  2:26  38  Mirna  Jukic.AUT 

Monte  Carlo  2:25  70  Mirna  Jukic.AUT 
Barcelona  2:25 18  Mirna  Jukic.AUT 
Canet  2:26.37  Mima  Jukic.AUT 

50  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Monte  Carlo      26.10  Inge  de  Bruijn.NED 
Barcelona        26  46  Martina  Moravcikova.CZE 
100  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Rome  58.34  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 

Monle  Carlo      59  78  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 
Barcelona        58  31  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 
Canet  58.11  Martina  Moravcova.SVK 

200  METRES  BUTTERFLY 
Rome  2:11.00  Yuko  Nakantshi.JPN 

Monte  Carlo      2:11.67  Otylia  Jedrzejczak.POL 
Barcelona        2:09.16  Eva  Risztov.HUN 
Canet  2:11.79  Paola  Cavallino.lTA 

200  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 
Rome  2:16.31  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 

Monle  Carlo  2:14  33  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 
Barcelona  2:13.37  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 
Canet  2:15.34  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 

400  METRES  IND.MEDLEY 
Rome  4:45.76  Georgina  Bardach.ARG 

Monte  Carlo  4:43.1 7  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 
Barcelona  4  38  26  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 
4:46.16  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 


26  40  Courtney  Shealy.USA 
25  77  Marleen  Veldhuis.NED 

25  64  Marleen  Veldhuis.NED 

26  72  Rosalind  Brett.GBR 

56  33  Courtney  Shealy.USA 

54  92  Hanna-M  Seppala.FIN 

55  70  Marleen  Veldhuis.NED 
55  02  Elena  Popchenko.BLR 

200  64  Zoe  Dimoshaki.GRE 
2  01  06  Kasey  Giteau.AUS 
1  5991  Melanie  Marshall.GBR 
20026  Melanie  Marshall.GBR 

4:13  39  Zoe  Dimoshaki.GRE 
4:12.83  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 
411  53  Simona  Paduraru.ROM 
4:22.29  Elisa  PasiniJTA 

844  42  Yumi  Kida.JPN 
8  44  03  Simona  Paduraru.ROM 
16  43  17  Melissa  Caballero.ESP 
17:10.91  Elisa  PasiniJTA 

28  79  llona  Hlavackova.CZE 
28  80  llona  Hlavackova.CZE 

t-02.61  Reiko  Nakamura.JPN 


26.48  Cristina  Chiuso.lTA 

25.72  Judith  Draxler.AUT 

26.73  Aurore  Mongel.FRA 

56.37  Tomoko  Nagai.JPN 
55  78  Chantal  Grool.NED 
55.92  Melanie  Marshall.GBR 
55  92  Melanie  Marshall.GBR 

2:00  82  Shayne  Reese.AUS 
2:01 14  Shayne  Reese.AUS 
2:00  81  Kasey  Giteau.AUS 
2:03.33  Elina  Partyka.EST 

4:17.34  Kanae  Iwai.JPN 
4:13.16  Simona  Paduraru.ROM 
4:12.06  Kasey  Giteau.AUS 
4:25.51  Laura  Blomme.FRA 

8  46  78  Elisa  PasiniJTA 
8:44.57  Chantal  Strasser.SUI 
16  59  21  Taliana  Rouba.ESP 
17:37  46  Natalie  du  Toit.RSA 


2929  Louise  Ornstedt.DEN 


1:02.62  Irina  Amshennikova.UKR 


1  02 14  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS    1  03 16  Courtney  Shealy.USA 
1  02.28  Louise  Ornstedt.DEN        1  02  68  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS 
1  02.13  Stanislava  Komarova.RUS    1  03.20  Roxana  Maracineanu.FRA 


2:13  24  Irina  Amshennikova.UKR 
2:14  94  Hiro  Tanaka.JPN 
2:14  99  Louise  Ornstedt.DEN 


215.32  Esther  Baron, FRA 
2:17 19  Katerina  Pivonkova.CZE 
217  28  Melissa  Corfe.RSA 


2  15  46  Roxana  Maracineanu.FRA    2 16  01  Federica  BarsantiJTA 


31 75  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 
31  80  Roberta  Crescentim.lTA 

1:10  44  Anne  S  Le  Paranlhoen.FRA 
1:0907  Emma  Igelstrom.SWE 
1  0964  Emma  Igelstrom.SWE 
1:09  90  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 

230  77  Megumi  Taneda.JPN 
2:28.51  Emma  Igelstrom.SWE 
2:29  46  Diana  Remenyi.HUN 
2:30.91  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 

27.32  Fabienne  Nadarajah.AUT 
2696  Angela  San  Juan.ESP 

5926  Olyha  Jedrzejczak.POL 
59.98  Inge  Dekker.NED 
59  62  Johanna  Sjoberg.SWE 
101 74  Paola  Cavallino.lTA 

2:11  79  Paola  Cavallino.lTA 
2:12.12  Yurie  Yano.JPN 
21130  Maria  Pelaez.ESP 
2:11  90  Yana  Klochkova.UKR 

2:17.42  Anne  S  Le  Paranlhoen.FRA 
2:16  03  Beatrice  Caslaru.ROM 
2:16  25  Alenka  Kejzar.SLO 
21695  Hanna  Scherba.BLR 

4:45.77  Anja  Klinar.SLO 
4:47.48  Beatrice  Caslaru.ROM 
4:41 77  Eva  Risztov.HUN 
4  50  07  Laura  Porchianello.lTA 


31  89  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 

1  TO  69  Chiara  Boggiatlo.lTA 
1:10.58  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 
1-1 109  Elena  Bogomazova.RUS 
1:10.55  Anne  S  Le  Paranlhoen.FRA 

2:31.73  Chiara  Boggiatlo.lTA 
2:31 79  Beatrice  Caslaru.ROM 
2:30  33  Emma  Igelstrom.SWE 
2:33.51  Ingrid  Haiden.RSA 


27.12  Chantal  Groot.NED 

1:01.43  Yuko  Nakanishi.JPN 
1:0011  Johanna  Sjoberg.SWE 
59  90  Chantal  Groot.NED 
1:01 .83  Amanda  Lools.RSA 

2:13.44  Francesca  SegatJTA 
2:12  54  Lara  Davenport.AUS 
2:14,24  Lara  Davenport.AUS 
2:14 14  Aurore  Mongel.FRA 

2:17.50  Anja  Klinar.SLO 
2:16.83  Hanna  Scherba.BLR 
2:16.86  Beatrice  Caslaru.ROM 
2:19.39  Laure  Manaudou.FRA 

4 49.65  Yuko  Nakanishi.JPN 
449.85  Hanna  Scherba.BLR 
4:46  08  Beatrice  Caslaru.ROM 
4:52.90  Hanna  Scherba.BLR 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


SWIMMING  HISTORY 


Bruce  Robertson  won  100  butterfly  in  1973,  also  won  silver  at  1972  Olympics 


THREE  DECADES  OF  WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Canadians  have  won  26  medals  (4  gold  8  silver  14  bronze)  since  1973 

Karin  Helmstaedt  and  Nick  Thierry 

How  times  have  changed.  With  the  proliferation 
of  swimming  competitions  in  the  last  few 
years,  there  is  little  time  for  dawdling.  Gone 
are  the  long  "Olympic"  cycles  of  four  years  with  long 
trainingperiods,  one  or  two  tapers  and  competitive  peaks, 
followed  by  a  designated  rest.  These  days,  swimming  at 
the  world  level  means  being  part  of  an  increasingly 
international  showcase,  where  the  trend  is  a  go-go-go 
program  of  seemingly  endless  travel  and  competition.  In 
a  12-month  period,  many  swimmers  could  typically  take 
in  up  to  five  legs  of  the  World  Cup,  a  short  course  World 
Championships,  a  university  championships,  a  leg  or  two 
of  the  Mare  Nostrum  series,  their  own  country's  Nationals, 
and  a  Pan  Pacific  or  European  Championships.  And  after 
all  of  that,  the  next  big  meet  is  never  far  off. 

The  Worlds  were  inaugurated  in  1973  in  Belgrade. 
They  were  held  again  in  1975  and  1978,  after  which 
they  were  put  onto  a  four-year  cycle  to  complement  the 
Olympic  Games.  The  1 990s  were  to  be  the  something-for- 
everyone  decade,  however,  and  in  1993,  the  creation  of 
the  short  course  world  championships  ended  the  reign 
of  the  long-course  swimmer.  Along  with  the  increasingly 
popularWorldCupevents.theshortcourseworldsbrought 
the  glamour  back  to  25  m  racing. 

1973  Belgrade,  YUG,  September  1-9 

The  first  world  championships  marked  the  steamroller  bt 
the  East  German  women,  who  claimed  10  titles  and  7  world 
records.  At  14,  Kornelia  Ender  was  a  formidable  talent, 
winningfour  golds  andasilvei;  while  her  teammates  Ulrike 
Richter,  Anke  Hubner,  Gudrun  Wegner,  and  Renate  Vogel, 
to  mentionafew,  were  also  startlingin  their  overwhelming 
success.  Any  amazement  at  the  time  has  since  been 
dispelled;  former  world  champion  breaststroker  Renate 
Vogel,  among  others,  has  since  told  how  she  received 
anabolic  steroids  in  her  early  teens  and  was  able  to  make 
huge  drops  in  time  after  the  1972  Olympic  Games. 

On  the  men's  side,  the  four-minute  barrier  was 
bettered  as  Rick de  Mont  (USA)  won  athrillingduel  against 
Brad  Cooper  (AUS)  in  the  400  freestyle  in  3:58.18  to  3: 
58.70.  Stephen  Holland  (AUS)  won  the  1500  freestyle  in 
a  world  record  of  15:31-85  (more  than  20  seconds  faster 
than  the  Olympic  winner  a  year  before). 

Roland  Matthes  (GDR)  was  a  double  winner  in  the 
backstrokes,  with  a  world  record  in  the  200. 

In  all,  18  world  records  in  14  events  were 
established. 

Canadians  won  three  medals,  with  Bruce  Robertson 
winning  the  100  butterfly  and  Wendy  Cook  taking  the 
bronze  in  the  100  backstroke.  The  men's  4x100  medley 
relay  was  third. 


1975  Cali,  COL,  July  22-27 

At  1000  metres  altitude,  the  Colombian  city  of  Cali 
presented  a  few  challenges. 

The  American  men,  led  by  triple  gold  medallist 
Tim  Shaw,  were  still  ruling  the  pool  while  the  East 
German  women  maintained  their  hold  on  the  women's 
competition.  Of  note  was  Shirley  Babashoff  of  the  USA,  who 
stole  the  200  freestyle  victory  from  rival  Kornelia  Ender. 

Canadian  Nancy  Garapick  took  silver  and  bronze 
in  the  200  and  100  backstrokes  respectively,  while 
Cheryl  Gibson  remembers  the  less  savoury  sides  of  the 
competition: 

"Cali  was  my  first  international  team,  and  I'm  quite 
sure  that  I  didn't  know  very  much  about  what  was  going 
on.  I  think  I  was  seventh  in  the  400 IM  and  all  I  remember 
is  that  I  wanted  to  get  out  of  there  and  go  home.  We  were 
staying  at  a  seminary,  and  they  didn't  take  as  much  care 
then  with  food  as  they  do  now.  We  had  to  be  very  careful. 
They  didn't  have  bottled  water  or  anything  so  all  we  could 
drink  was  Coke,  and  that's  not  really  what  you  feel  like 
drinkingevery  day  in  those  situations.  Theplace  we  stayed 
in  didn't  even  have  hot  water  That  was  my  first  taste  of 
international  competition,  but  I  obviously  got  over  it, 
because  I  carried  on!" 

1978  Berlin,  FRG,  August  18-28 

Surprisingly,  the  American  women  were  the  stars  of  the 
show  as  the  East  Germans  had  an  uncharacteristic  dip 
in  performances.  The  likes  of  Tracy  Caulkins,  Linda 
Jezek,  and  Cynthia  Woodhead  slowed  the  advance  of  the 
Wundermadchen,  who  garnered  only  one  gold,  Barbara 


Krause's  200  freestyle.  The  GDR  press  agency  ADN  noted 
that  "our  swimmers  hadn't  been  able  to  make  much 
improvement  over  their  times  from  the  July  national 
championships.  Two  years  before  the  Moscow  Olympics, 
it  is  a  clear  warning  sign  that  our  methods  require  re- 
evaluation." — an  ironic  statement  indeed. 

Americans  dominated  the  meet  with  a  total  of  37 
medals,  20  of  which  were  gold. 

Canadians  shone  and  were  touted  as  "Canada's  best 
international  representatives,"  bringing  home  one  gold, 
one  silver,  and  four  bronze,  their  best  showing  ever  at 
a  world  championships.  Graham  Smith  was  victorious 
with  a  world  record  effort  in  the  men's  200  IM  (2: 
03.65)  and  Olympic  silver  medallist  Gibson  took  bronze 
medals  in  both  backstroke  events,  setting  Canadian  and 
Commonwealth  records  in  the  200  race. 
Cheryl  Gibson  remembers: 
"In  1978  I  had  just  come  off  the  Commonwealth 
Games  where  I  had  swum  okay  but  hadn't  really  done 
what  I  wanted  to.  World  Championships  were  about  two 
weeks  later  and  that  two  weeks  made  all  the  difference. 
What  I  had  struggled  to  do  before  was  suddenly  easy. 
Apart  from  hitting  my  taper  right  on.  I  think  that  for  me 
the  pressure  of  having  the  Commonwealth  Games  in  my 
home  town  (Edmonton)  was  off,  and  I  was  much  more 
relaxed  in  Berlin.  I  also  had  a  great  time  in  Germany 
and  thought  Berlin  was  just  a  wonderful  city.  I  visited  the 
Egyptian  museum  and  lots  of  other  things,  and  had  lots 
of  apple  strudel  too!  We  didn't  get  to  go  to  Europe  wry 
often  in  those  days  so  it  was  different.  It  was  a  wonderful 
World  Championship  experience  for  me." 


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Graham  Smith  won  200 IM  gold  in  a  world  record  in  1978,  added  a  silver  in  100  breast 


1982  Guayaquil,  ECU,  July  29-August  8 

For  Canadians,  1982  was  memorable  for  the  exploits 
of  Victor  Davis,  who  followed  up  his  silver  medal  in 
the  100  breaststroke  with  a  blistering  2:14.77 — a  world 
record — in  the  200  breaststroke.  Breaststrokers  were  on, 
as  Anne  Ottenbrite  rounded  out  the  medal  total  with  a 
silver  and  bronze  in  her  events. 

While  the  Americans  battled  Montezuma's  revenge, 
the  Europeans  came  back  in  full  force:  Michael  Gross 
of  West  Germany,  Jorg  Woithe  of  the  GDR,  and  Vladimir 
Salnikov  of  Russia  helped  to  relegate  the  USA  to  second 
place  in  the  medal  standing,  behind  the  tiny  German 
Democratic  Republic. 

The  GDR  women  were  back  on  track  and  formidable, 
as  Dave  Johnson  observed  at  the  time:  "They  could  have 
fielded  a  relay  making  finals  in  the  men's  freestyle  and 
medley  relays."  Fifteen-year-old  Cornelia  Sirch  had  the 
best  performance  of  the  meet  in  the  200  backstroke, 
obliterating  the  existing  world  record  of  2:11.77  and 
setting  the  new  standard  at  2:09.91-  This  was  cause  for 
some  suspicion  as  Sirch  had  been  ranked  only  29th  the 
previous  year.  Her  teammate  Petra  Schneider  dominated 
the  IMs  and  set  a  world  record  in  the  400  (4:36.10)  that 
would  stand  for  over  fifteen  years.  And  at  16,  Kristin  Otto 
won  the  100  backstroke,  her  first  of  a  large  collection 
of  world  titles. 

Cheryl  Gibson  remembers: 

"Guayaquil  was  a  big  disaster  for  me.  I  think  I  was 


just  not  rested  enough. 
We  had  had  Nationals 
and  a  training  camp, 
and  my  coach  wasn't 
with  me  throughout  it. 
It  just  made  the  crap- 
shooting  of  the  taper 
that  much  more  difficult 
because  there  were  new 
people  involved.  You 
go  through  all  this 
work  and  then  you  try 
to  taper  but  there  isn't 
enough  time." 

1986  Madrid,  ESP, 
August  17-23 

m  t  Afterthepoliticalboycott 
J  ii  L  I  of  the  1984  Olympic 
I  /  *  \  m     Games,  the  round-up 
was  an  important  one, 
despite  the  ravaging 
of  several  teams  by 
intestinal  flu.  As  had 
become  the  trend,  East 
^k/'  .  Germany  was  out  in  full 

'  force,  winning  a  total  of 
30  medals  and  leaving 
the  USA  in  second 
with  24. 

Kristin  Otto, 
foreshadowing  her 
Olympic  success  in 
1 988  (six  golds) ,  showed 
amazingversatility,  winning  golds  in  the  100  free,  200  IM, 
and  two  relays,  and  silvers  in  the  50  free  and  100  fly. 

Michael  Gross,  "the  Albatross"  of  West  Germany, 
repeated  his  wins  in  the  200  freestyle  and  200  fly.  Tamas 
Damyi  of  Hungary  won  both  of  the  men's  IMs,  establishing 
himself  as  the  one  to  beat  for  years  to  come. 


The  drama  of  the  meet  was  the  disqualification  of  100 
breaststroke  winner  Adrian  Moorhouse  of  Great  Britain. 
The  gold  went  to  Canada's  Victor  Davis — Moorhouse  was 
disqualified  for  a  butterfly  kick  on  the  turn. 

1991  Perth,  AUS,  January  7-13 

Of  note  in  Perth  was  the  small  but  powerful  Hungarian 
team  and  the  gradual  onset  of  the  Chinese  women,  who 
went  home  with  4  golds.  Germany  showed  up  for  the 
first  time  as  a  unified  team,  and  the  disappearance  of 
the  GDR  women  made  for  a  drop  in  the  overall  level  of 
the  women's  competition. 

Australians  remember  the  heartbreaking  loss  of  the 
men's  1500  in  which  Kieren  Perkins  battled  former  East 
German  Jorg  Hoffmann,  who  most  recently  admitted  to 
having  used  performance-enhancing  drugs  for  a  short 
time  during  his  career  behind  the  Iron  Curtain.  Both 
swimmers  bettered  the  previous  world  record  held  by 
Russian  Vladimir  Salnikov.  Hungarian  Tamas  Darnyi, 
unbeaten  in  the  IMs  since  1985,  reached  the  pinnacle  of 
this  career  in  Perth,  winning  both  IMs  in  world  record 
time,  and  cracking  the  2-minute  barrier  in  the  200  with 
a  time  of  1:59-36. 

Mark  Tewksbury,  Canada's  only  medallist  in  Perth: 
"Winning  a  silver  medal  means  knowing  that  I 
can  do  a  best  time  and  race  when  it  really  matters.  It 
was  amazing  how  in  control  and  relaxed  I  was.  I  knew 
I  had  done  everything  possible  to  swim  fast  that  day.  I 
remember  thinking  during  the  race,  'this  is  so  easy. '  I  just 
focussed  on  my  own  race,  not  letting  anyone  else  distract 
me.  With  20  m  to  go  I  thought  I  could  win  it.  I  didn't  tie 
up.  Finally  it  all  came  together.  It  took  three  years  to  get 
here,  but  it's  well  worth  it." 

1994  Rome,  ITA,  September  5-11 

The  Chinese  women  were  the  talk  of  the  championships 
as  they  took  over  where  the  East  Germans  had  left  off  and 
captured  12  of  16  titles  in  Rome.  The  anthem  played  over 
and  over,  and  the  Chinese  coaches  put  all  criticism  and 
suspicion  down  to  racism.  They  had  egg  on  their  faces 


Victor  Davis  won  200  breast  in  1 982  and  the  1 00  breast  in  1 986 


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weeks  later  when  seven  of 
their  swimmers,  including  two 
world  champions,  tested  positive 
at  the  Asian  Games  in  Hiroshima. 
This  did  not  affect  the  numerous 
world  records  established  in  Rome, 
however. 

The  exceptions  were 
Australia's  Samantha  Riley,  a 
double  winner  in  the  breaststroke 
events,  and  Franziska  van  Almsick 
of  Germany,  whose  famous 
200  freestyle  victory  will  be 
remembered  for  years  to  come; 
van  Almsick  miscalculated  in 
the  morning  and  finished  ninth, 
only  to  squeak  into  lane  eight 
when  teammate  Dagmar  Hase, 
sick  with  the  flu,  scratched  from 
the  final.  In  the  evening,  van 
Almsick  broke  the  world  record, 
touching  in  1:56.78.  The  towering 
Claudia  Poll  of  Costa  Rica  came 
onto  the  scene  in  the  same  event, 
taking  the  bronze  in  1:57.61. 

In  men's  competition, 
the  Americans  took  another 
blasting  from  the  media,  with 
Tom  Dolan  their  only  individual 
gold  medallist,  in  the  400 IM.  The 
Russians  were  strong,  with  double- 
gold-medallist  Alex  Popov,  Denis 
Pankratov,  and  Vladimir  Selkov, 
butcouldnot  catch  the  Americans, 
or  the  Swedes,  in  the  relays. 

Canada  had  no  swimming 
medals  in  the  pool.  But  Greg 
Streppel  won  the  25K  open  water 
title  in  5  hours,  35  minutes  and 
26.56  seconds.  Conditions  were 
near  ideal ,  with  water  temperature 
of  24°C,  and  the  only  obstacles 
were  the  hordes  of  jellyfish. 


CANADIAN  WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS  MEDALLISTS 


GOLD 

1973 
1978 
1982 
1986 

SILVER 

1975 
1978 
1982 

1986 

1991 


ROBERTSON,  Bruce,  men's  100  butterfly 
SMITH,  Graham,  men's  200  individual  medley  (world  record) 
DAVIS,  Victor,  men's  200  breaststroke  (world  record) 
DAVIS,  Victor,  men's  100  breaststroke 


GARAPICK,  Nancy,  women's  200  backstroke 
SMITH,  Graham,  men's  100  breaststroke 
DAVIS,  Victor,  men's  100  breaststroke 
OTTENBRITE,  Anne,  women's  100  breaststroke 
DAVIS,  Victor,  men's  200  breatstroke 
BAUMANN,  Alex,  men's  200  individual  medley 
TEWKSBURY,  Mark,  men's  100  backstroke 
VERSFELD,  Mark,  men's  100  backstroke 


BRONZE 

1973 
1975 
1978 


COOK,  Wendy,  women's  100  backstroke 
GARAPICK,  Nancy,  women's  100  backstroke 
GIBSON,  Cheryl,  women's  100  backstroke 
GIBSON,  Cheryl,  women's  200  backstroke 
QUIRK,  Wendy,  women's  100  butterfly 
1 982     OTTENBRITE,  Anne,  women's  200  breaststroke 
1 986     HIGSON,  Alison,  women's  200  breaststroke 

BAUMANN,  Alex,  men's  400  individual  medley 
1998     van  OOSTEN,  Lauren,  women's  100  breaststroke 
VERSFELD,  Mark,  men's  200  backstroke 
MYDEN,  Curtis,  men's  400  individual  medley 

RELAY  BRONZE 

1 973     4x1 00  men's  medley  relay 

Ian  MacKenzie,  Peter  Hrdlitschka,  Bruce  Robertson,  Brian  Phillips 
1 975     4x1 00  women's  freestyle  relay 

Gail  Amundrud,  Jill  Qurik,  Becky  Smith,  Anne  Jardin 
1 978     4x1 00  women's  freestyle  relay 

Gail  Amundrud,  Nancy  Garapick,  Susan  Sloan,  Wendy  Quirk 


1998  Perth,  January  12-19 

In  the  words  of  Olympic  and  now  world  champion  Amy 
van  Dyken,  "It  wouldn't  be  a  world  championships 
without  controversy!"  While  the  American  sprinter  was 
referring  to  events  at  the  1994  world  championships  in 
Rome,  those  memories  were  about  to  be  sidelined  by 
even  more  dramatic  happenings.  Rome  will  always  be 
remembered  for  the  atmosphere  of  dread  and  suspicion 
surrounding  the  phenomenal  perfonnances  of  the  Chinese 
women  in  the  pool. 

But  Perth  1998  will  go  down  in  history  primarily  for 
what  happened  out  of  the  water. 

As  the  aquatic  world  converged  on  the  most  isolated 
city  on  the  globe,  temperatures  soared  to  45°C.  But  when 
the  mercury  fell  back  into  the  comfortable  low  30s,  the 
he  at  was  sti  1 1  on  f or  FI NA,  the  parachuted  hosts  of  the  show. 
Even  Perth's  celebrated  wind,  the  southerly  "Fremantle 
Doctor,"  provided  little  relief  for  the  men  in  suits. 


As  is  the  trend,  it  was  the  biggest  championships 
ever  with  122  countries  participating,  up  20  from  the 
previous  time.  That  made  for  1413  participants,  709  of 
which  were  swimmers  (including  81  for  open  water). 
This  was  supposed  to  be  a  positive  thing,  although 
it  was  questionable  when  swimmers  from  miniscule 
nations  need  to  grasp  at  the  lane  line  four  times  before 
finishing  (just)  100  metres  freestyle.  Given  the  number 
of  swimmers  over  a  minute  in  the  men's  100  freestyle,  it 
was  clear  that  the  beefed-up  statistics  had  nothing  to  do 
with  a  higher-quality  event,  but  more  likely,  with  a  few 
more  delegates. 

One  of  the  biggest  surprises  throughout  the  meet  was 
the  startlingly  below-capacity  crowds;  in  a  country  where 
swimming  enjoys  such  a  high  profile,  it  was  certainly 
disappointing,  bringing  the  noise  and  excitement  levels 
down  a  notch.  The  empty  seats  were  no  doubt  due  to  the 
fact  that  finals  tickets,  at  $32  for  economy  seats,  $42  for 
moderate,  and  $52  for  prime,  were  decidedly  overpriced. 


Channel  7  television,  on  the  other  hand, 
provided  extensive  coverage,  and  was 
rewarded  with  sensational  ratings  of  up 
to  44%  of  local  viewers  alone. 

From  a  Canadian  perspective,  the 
Australian  media  were  something  to 
behold. 

Drugs  being  a  particularly  sensitive 
issue  after  the  track  coach  Ekkart  Arbeit 
hiring-firing  fiasco,  the  media  jumped 
on  German  Team  Chef  Winfried  Leopold's 
admissions  to  having  been  involved  in 
doping  in  the  former  East  Germany. 
Their  special  brand  of  zeal  was  actually 
an  indirect  cause  of  Leopold's  tribulations 
in  Perth,  as  FINA,  sadly  underinformed, 
read  the  papers  and  acted  in  haste, 
withdrawing  his  accreditation.  Leopold 
never  denied  being  involved  with  GDR 
doping  and  had  been  suspended  for  two 
years  (1991-93).  The  Germans  took  FINA 
to  court  and  were  successful  in  having  his 
accreditation  reinstated. 

But  the  German  drama  had  hardly  run 
its  course  when  it  was  left  by  the  wayside, 
and  China  stepped  in  as  the  next  dog  to 
be  flogged.  The  Germans,  and  anyone 
else  for  that  matter,  were  suddenly  given 
ample  breathing  room.  Pages  and  pages, 
including  front  ones  and  back  ones,  were 
devoted  to  swimming  and  doping  before  the 
swimmingeven began.  Editorials  abounded 
and  the  Chinese  were  watched  like  hawks. 
Jingyi  Le's  remarkably  pared  down  physique 
was  noted  and  papers  published  pictures  of 
her  from  1994  to  mark  the  contrast. 

Whatever  their  master  plan,  the 
Chinese  screwed  up  on  all  accounts, 
making  ever  more  fodder  for  the  grist 
mills.  They  were  caught  with  human 
growth  hormone  at  Sydney  airport.  They 
refused  to  be  drug  tested  when  official 
testers  arrived  at  their  hotel.  They  had 
four  swimmers  test  positive  for  diuretics, 
and  through  it  all,  they  held  press  conference  after 
press  conference  in  which  they  circumvented  all  serious 
questions,  pleading  incomprehension  or  simply  offering  a 
ready-made  reply:  "The  Chinese  Swimming  Federation  is 
very  firm  in  anti-doping. .  .we  are  sincerely  fighting  against 
doping  usage." 

Renowned  Australian  coach  Forbes  Carlile's 
suggestion  that  swimmers  turn  their  backs  when  the 
Chinese  win  medals  got  mixed  reactions  as  people 
struggled  with  the  difficulty  of  taking  a  stand  in  the  face 
of  the  brazen  truth.  Others  called  for  the  Chinese  to  be 
sent  home  and  banned  from  all  international  swimming 
competitions. 

FINA  was  in  an  uproar  from  the  first  spark  of 
controversy  and  was  ill-equipped  todeal  with  the  snapping 
Aussie  press,  who  actually  asked  questions  and,  even  worse, 
expected  answers.  The  President  and  his  men  tried  every 
tactic  as  it  came  to  them:  ignorance  ( "I  have  no  official 


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confirmation..."),  which  brought  them 
grief  in  print;  avoidance  (unavailable 
for  comment),  which  brought  them 
even  more;  press  conferences,  which  were 
usually  frustratingly  non-informative, 
and  finally  press  releases,  which  were 
about  as  close  as  they  came  to  actually 
being  effective. 

And  as  the  pressure  became  almost 
unbearable,  FINA  (sort  of)  came  around. 

They  defended  their  rules,  and  rightly 
so,  for  rules  are  rules,  even  if  they  are  poorly 
adapted  for  certain  situations.  But  they 
also  made  some  definitive  decisions:  they 
banned  the  swimmers  who  had  failed  the 
drug  tests,  announced  the  formation  of  a 
Doping  taskforce,  as  well  as  announcing 
the  number  of  Chinese  swimmers  that  had 
been  tested. 

Which  all  goes  to  show  that  the  "journos"  and 
"snappers"-Aussiefor  journalists  and  photographers-were 
fulfilling  their  own  prophecy.  As  John  Leonard,  Executive 
Director  of  the  World  Swimming  Coaches  Association, 
observed,  "Six  years  ago  we  never  would  have  dreamed 
that  we'd  have  accomplished  this  much."  Persistent 
pressure  makes  things  happen,  and  too  little  too  late,  as 
many  accused,  was  still  a  little  gained. 

And  in  the  mill  of  it  all,  there  were  those  who  were  there 
to  swim.  Most  managed  to  put  the  many  distractions  aside 
and  concentrate  on  the  job  to  be  done,  but  in  seven  days 
of  competition  there  was  not  a  single  world  record. 

Australian  Michael  Klim  was  the  centre  of  attention 
as  he  tackled  seven  events,  and  medalled  in  all  of  them. 
American  Jenny  Thompson  was  the  top  performer  on  the 
women's  side,  taking  home  four  golds  and  a  silver,  and  a 
pile  of  Akubra  style  hats.  Russian  sprint  Tsar  Alexander 
Popov  successfully  defended  his  100  freestyle  title  with 
a  sub-49  second  swim,  but  had  to  swallow  the  pill  of 
defeat  for  the  first  time  in  seven  years  as  a  jovial  sprinter 
from  Alabama,  Bill  Pilczuk,  stole  the  50.  Tom  Dolan  also 
successfully  defended  his  400 IM  title.  A  few  of  the  stars  of 
the  last  championships,  Jignyi  Le,  Franziska  van  Almsick, 
and  Gary  hall  Jr.,  swam  only  relays. 

The  younger  generation  came  on  like  a  storm  with 
the  likes  of  Australian  distance  pair  Ian  Thorpe  and 
Grant  Hackett.  Agnes  Kovacs  (HUN)  made  good  on  her 
European  titles  in  Sevilla,  winning  the  200  breaststroke 
as  predicted. 

Newcomers  Kristy  Kowal  (USA)  and  Roxana 
Maracineanu  (FRA)  were  surprise  winners  that  put  some 
of  the  "dream  come  true"  element  back  into  the  meet. 

The  Americans,  with  terrific  perfomiances  by  the 
women  and  some  solid  men's  swims,  got  back  to  the  top 
of  the  medal  count  with  24  in  total,  14  of  which  were  gold. 
Australia  was  next  with  an  impressive  20  (7  gold).  China 
showed  the  biggest  drop  with  7  in  total,  only  3  of  them 
gold.  Germany  had  a  hard  time,  managing  only  one  gold 
medal,  while  France  and  the  men  from  the  Netherlands 
had  their  best  overall  performances  ever. 

Canada's  medal  total  of  four  (1  silver,  3  bronze)  is 
up  from  1994  (only  one  gold  in  open  water)  and  shows 
promise. 


WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS  CANADIAN  SWIMMING  MILESTONES 


Year 

Medals 

Finalists 

Team  Size 

Gold 

Silver 

Bronze 

TOTAL 

Men 

Women 

Total 

1973 

1 

0 

2 

3 

12 

12 

15 

27 

1975 

0 

1 

2 

3 

29 

17 

13 

30 

1978 

1 

1 

4 

6 

24 

15 

17 

32 

1982 

1 

2 

1 

4 

12 

14 

12 

26 

1986 

1 

2 

2 

5 

16 

16 

17 

33 

1991 

0 

1 

0 

1 

14 

18 

15 

33 

1994 

0 

0 

0 

0 

11 

7 

11 

18 

1998 

0 

1 

3 

4 

9 

4 

11 

15 

2001 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12 

10 

11 

21 

Total 

4 

8 

14 

26 

2001  Fukuoka,  JPN,  July  22-29 

The  9th  FINA  World  Championships  was  a  greatswimming 
competition,  with  8  world  records  and  an  Australian  win 
over  the  USA  in  gold  medals  (13  to  9),  although  the  USA 
claimed  26  total  medals  to  19  for  the  Aussies. 

With  the  point  system  used,  the  USA,  with  847  points, 
beat  out  Australia  with  788.  Canada  earned  275  points  for 
8th  overall.  This  point  system  was  designed  in  the  era  of  A 
and  B  finals,  andhas  not  been  updatednowthatsemifinals 
have  been  introduced.  So  scoring  included  the  top  eight 
finalists  as  well  as  the  semifinalists  from  9th  to  16th. 

The  men's  FINA  Trophy  (top  individual  performers) 
was  awarded  to  Ian  Thorpe  for  his  three  individual  wins, 
his  fourth  in  the  100  free,  and  bonus  points  for  three 
world  records,  for  a  total  of  22  points.  Inge  de  Bruijn 
(NED)  won  the  women's  FINA  Trophy  with  15  points  for 
three  individual  wins.  Points  are  awarded  5-3-2-1  with 
a  bonus  of  2  for  a  world  record. 

There  were  48  World  Championship  records  in  40 
events  (up  from  32  events  in  1998  as  8  additional  non- 
Olympic  events  were  added).  Continental  records  were 
bettered  as  follows:  Africa  1,  Americas  8,  Asia  21,  Europe 
14,  and  Oceania  10. 

A  total  of  1498  competitors  from  134  National 
Federations  took  part  in  the  five  disciplines  of  Open  Water 
(104),  Diving  (146),  Synchronized  (166),  Swimming 
(720)  and  Men's  (209)  and  Women's  (153)  Water  Polo. 

The  swimmingevents  were  held  in  the  Marine  Messe, 
an  indoor  multi-purpose  facility.  The  temporary  50-m 
pool  with  10,000  seats  on  three  sides  cost  US  $4  million 
for  the  two-week  period. 

The  Seiko  timingsystemusedforswimminghadsome 
faulty  touch  pads  and  caused  controversy  throughout  the 
eight  days  of  the  competition. 

Men's  events  were  faster  than  the  women's,  with  all 
the  world  records  set  by  the  men.  Australiaswept  the  men's 
relays  (afirst)  andwontwoofthreeofthewomen'srelays, 
although  subsequently  disqualified  in  the  4  x  200  free  for 
a  post-race  infraction  (jumping  into  the  pool  before  all 
teams  had  finished). 

Australia's  Ian  Thorpe  and  Grant  Hackett  were  in 


class  of  their  own.  Countries  that  did  poorly  at  the  2000 
Olympics — Great  Britain  (no  medals)  and  Germany 
(three  bronze  medals) — made  huge  improvements. 
GBR  had  7  (1-2-4)  and  GER 15  (3-6-6).  Michael  Phelps 
(USA),  already  the  youngest  male  world-record  holder 
at  16,  bettered  the  record  again  in  winning  the  200  fly. 
Thorpe,  Hackett,  and  Phelps  are  products  of  strong  club 
programs,  and  each  has  been  with  one  coach  since  they 
started  in  the  sport. 

Canada  missed  out  on  a  medal  in  the  pool,  not  for 
the  first  time,  as  they  also  had  none  in  1994.  But  they 
had  finalists  in  six  individual  men's  events  and  two  of 
three  relays,  both  in  record  swims.  The  women  only  had 
two  individual  finalists  and  two  out  of  three  relays  in 
the  finals.  The  top  Canadian  performance  was  by  rookie 
Jennifer  Fratesi,  17,  with  a  fourth-place  finish  in  the  200 
backstroke,  just  ll/100ths  of  a  second  out  of  a  medal. 
Canadian  records  were  bettered  1 1  times  in  6  events.  The 
party  line  was  "we're  rebuilding,"  but  most  of  the  best 
from  the  2000  Olympic  team,  with  one  exception,  were 
at  these  World  Championships. 
The  next  Worlds  will  be  in  Barcelona  in  2003,  with 
Montreal  chosen  to  host  the  2005  championships.  The 
Worlds  started  in  1973  and  have  been  held  on  a  four-year 
cycle  (except  for  the  first  three,  held  every  two  years) .  But 
from  2001  onwards,  they  will  be  held  every  two  years, 
alternating  with  the  short-course  Worlds  in  between,  every 
two  years,  thus  further  crowding  the  calendar.  The  event 
has  grown  with  additional  events  in  swimming  (stroke 
50s,  800  free  men  and  1500  free  women),  three  open 
water  races  (5K,  10K,  25K),  synchronized  diving  (by  two 
divers)  lasting  two  weeks. 

Montreal's  successful  bid  was  based  on  a  unified 
site  for  all  five  disciplines  on  St-Helen's  Island  (site  of 
the  1967  World  Exposition)  and  will  consist  of  outdoor 
pools  for  swimming,  synchro,  diving,  water  polo,  with 
the  open  water  races  in  the  1976  Olympic  rowing  basin. 
The  tentative  dates  are  late  July  2005.  The  original  $25 
million  budget  has  already  increased  to  $35  million  and 
the  organizing  committee  has  turned  over  a  number  of 
times  since  being  awarded  the  championships. 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


21 


TINY  OLYMPIC  PROSPECTS 


CLUB  NAME 

CODE 

PROV 

BOYS 

GIRLS 

TOTAL 

Bathurst  Piranhas 

BP 

NB 

0 

1 

1 

Canadian  Dolphin  Swim  Club 

CDSC 

BC 

7 

9 

16 

Delia  SungodSC 

DELTA 

BC 

3 

7 

10 

Edmonton  Keyano  SC 

EKSC 

AB 

21 

33 

54 

London  Aquatic  Club 

LAC 

ON 

7 

15 

22 

Pacific  Coast  Swimming 

PCS 

BC 

11 

11 

22 

Pointe  Claire  Swim  Club 

PCSC 

QC 

29 

58 

87 

Pacific  Sea  Wolves 

PSW 

BC 

9 

24 

33 

Richmond  Rapids  SC 

RAPID 

BC 

3 

13 

16 

Region  of  Waterloo 

ROW 

ON 

4 

3 

7 

University  of  Calgary  SC 

UCSC 

QC 

9 

13 

22 

Uxbridge  Swim  Club 

use 

ON 

4 

11 

15 

Total 

107 

198 

305 

BOYS  EVENTS 

BOYS  7&U  ■  200  FREESTYLE 

Rec:  2:50.36  Joshua  Hammervold,UCSC,97 

1)  3:53.40  ZHOU  Evan.CDSC 

2)  4:08  00  WILTSHIRE  Joe.EKSC 

3)  4:24  29  KOVACS  Matthew.LAC 

4)  4:39.31  ASSI  Sherif.PCSC 

5)  4:44.14  GOSAL  Jaeten.CDSC 

6)  4:56.00  OSBORNE  Nathan.EKSC 

7)  5:22.55  RAASCH  Kyle.PCSC 

8)  6:04.40  CANDRAY  Randy.EKSC 

9)  6:40.80  GREEN  Lucas.EKSC 

10)  8:24.83  McGREGOR  Travis.PCSC 

11)  9:04.00  WARD  Brendan.PCS 

BOYS  8  -  400  FREESTYLE 

Rec:  5:22.65  Doug  Wake.YLSC,86 

1)  6:47.97  BENNETT  Dean, ROW 

2)  7:46.29  SIERA-DOVALIM  Sebastien.PCSC 

3)  7:48.60  CHOW  Hugh, RAPID 

4)  7:59.75  LAFLEUR  Jonathan,PCSC 

5)  8:18  40  BIBAULT  Devon, EKSC 

6)  8:18.45  PEPELEA  Thoma.PCSC 

7)  9:54.20  PARSONS  Andrew.PCSC 

8)  10:19.60  MINSTER  Mark.CDSC 

9)  11:1940  ORFANIDES  George.LAC 

10)  11:45.02  MacPHAIL  Cam, PSW 

11)  12:25.20  WOOD  Bradley.USC 


12)  12:51.40  ANTONIO  Ethan.EKSC 

13)  13:13.50  SANDS  Connor.EKSC 

14)  13:35.60  BEAUDOIN  Samuel.EKSC 

15)  15:06.69  HACK  Niv.PCS 

16)  15:14  48  KOZIOL-NEUMANN  Alexander.PCS 


BOYS  9  - 

Rec:  10:27 

I)  12:12. 
12:33. 
12:56. 
13:20. 
13:30. 
13:36. 
13:43 
14:07. 
14:21. 

10)  14:25. 

II)  14:27. 

12)  14:32. 

13)  14:53. 

14)  15:11. 

15)  15:40. 

16)  15:53. 

17)  15:59. 

18)  16:05. 

19)  17:26. 

20)  17:32. 

21)  18:24 


800  FREESTYLE 

10DougWake,YLSC,86 
91  SALMON  Brayden.LAC 
20  SHRAMKO  Michael.RAPID 
64  GRILLO  Matt.PCSC 

97  GILMOUR  Mark.LAC 
48  MALLETT  David,ROW 
04  SURA  Conner.PCSC 

45  BROMFIELD  David.UCSC 
95  HARIRI  Kareem.PCSC 

56  LESSARD  Charlie.PCSC 
79  JAMIESON  Collin.PCSC 
18  GOULDING  Michael.PCS 

46  KULAKOWSKI  Patrick.PCSC 
50  BURKE  Martin.UCSC 

12  LACHANCE  James.PCSC 

98  GILMARTIN  Eric.PCSC 
14  MANNY  Frederic.PCSC 
41  KEMP  Graeme.ROW 

00  SAURETTE  Matthew.EKSC 
00  WENZEL  Marcus.EKSC 
12  DEBILIER  Chris, PCSC 
23  KOPATCHEV  George.CDSC 


BENNETT  Dean,  8 

SALMON  Brayden ,  9 

Club:  Region  of  Waterloo 

Club:  London  Aquatic  Club 

Coach:  Laura  Nicholls 

Coach:  Donna  Moskal 

2003  TOP  Progression 

2003  TOP  Progression 

400  free 

100  IM 

800  free        200  IM 

Apr  6:56.51(1) 

1:50.27(1) 

Jan       12:39.40(2)  3:14.40(2) 

Jun        6:47.97  (1) 

1:45.49(1) 

Apr       12:29.08(2)  3:14.42(3) 
Jun       12:12.91(1)  3:14.42(3) 

22) 

18:33 

86 

STEFOPULOS  Michael.USC 

23! 

19:02 

71 

BAILEY  Ryan.PSW 

24) 

19:48 

00 

SMITH  Trevor.PCS 

25) 

20:30 

21 

HOLUBOFF  Ryder.PSW 

26) 

21.09 

77 

KERESZTES  Cameron.PSW 

27) 

21:39 

63 

COX  Matthew.PCSC 

28) 

22:20 

83 

WOO  Mario.PSW 

29) 

22.56 

70 

DICKSON  Blake.EKSC 

30) 

25:41 

23 

LEE  Henry.PSW 

3D 

27:15 

50 

McCLURE  Sean.EKSC 

BOYS  10  -  1500  FREESTYLE 

Rec:  18:41 .93  Michael  Calkins.VICO.89 

1)  22:34.41  WISE  Robert.LAC 

2)  23:02.65  EMORY  Matt.PCSC 

3)  23:07.67  AYRE  Trevor.PCSC 

4)  23:08.00  FUNK  Richard.EKSC 

5)  23:08.89  TATIGIAN  Nicholas.PCSC 

6)  23:09.08  SIERA-DOVALI  Ander.PCSC 

7)  23:32.40  DIONISI  Michael.PCSC 

8)  23:34  33  SIMONYIK  Ryan.PCSC 

9)  23:45  00  LAI  Jason.EKSC 

10)  24:35.85  ROSS  Sean.PCSC 

11)  24:47.08  WAGNER  Thomas.UCSC 

12)  25:12.00  HO  Calvin, EKSC 

13)  26:07.15  SOUTHAM  Noah.LAC 

14)  26:50.63  RUSH  Dyfan.UCSC 

15)  26:59.54  EGGEN  RobertUCSC 

16)  27:23.60  WASHBURN  Joel.EKSC 

17)  27:37.48  CZYZ  Vincent.UCSC 

18)  27:44.88  MAK  Anthony.UCSC 

19)  27:49  34  REINHART  Derek.ROW 

20)  27:5802  OSTROM  Derek.UCSC 

21)  28:12.20  FEDORCHENKO  Stan.RAPID 

22)  28:22.97  DeCECCO  Colton, DELTA 

23)  28:36.39  SPRINGER  Craig.LAC 

24)  28:47  48  GUSMAN  Eugene.PCSC 

25)  28:57.33  ROY  Cameron.PCSC 

26)  29:19.82  ROTH  Aiden.PCS 

27)  29:23.12  CORBETT  Dylan, UCSC 

28)  29:35.60  WHITE  Reid.EKSC 

29)  29:39.95  WOOD  Tyler.USC 

30)  29:48  90  KOSTIUK  Nick.EKSC 

31)  30:09.66  MINSTER  Simon.CDSC 

32)  30:46.49  KUNEN  Avi.PCS 

33)  31:04.16  DURSTON  llya.PSW 

34)  31:09.84  ZANATTA  Keegan.PCS 

35)  31:43.91  TETTAMANTI  Ben, CDSC 

36)  31:4700  HASTINGS  Brett.PCS 

37)  32:00.10  JOHNSON  Nicholas.EKSC 

38)  32:50.89  CANDRAY  Bradley.EKSC 

39)  37:43.51  BARRATT  Cole.PCS 

40)  38:57.01  HILL  Takumi, DELTA 

41)  39:00  93  RIGGS  Stephen.DELTA 

42)  40:02.16  FINDLAY  Colin.EKSC 

43)  45:59.92  DJERIC  Rastko.CDSC 

44)  47:44  33  WOO  Enzo.PSW 

BOYS  7&U  - 100  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  1:29  77  Andrew  Bignell.SSMAC,91 

1)  1:59.22  ZHOU  Evan.CDSC 

2)  2:11.82  KOVACS  Matthew.LAC 

3)  2:15.80  WILTSHIRE  Joe.EKSC 

4)  2:33.15  GOSAL  Jaeten.CDSC 

5)  2:34.87  RAASCH  Kyle.PCSC 

6)  2:42.77  ASSI  Sherif.PCSC 

7)  2:53  05  McGREGOR  Travis.PCSC 

8)  2:55.00  WARD  Brendan.PCS 

9)  3:42.00  GREEN  Lucas.EKSC 

10)  3:50.40  OSBORNE  Nathan.EKSC 

11)  4:00.10  CANDRAY  Randy.EKSC 

BOYS  8 -100  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  1 :21 .38  Andrew  Bignell,SSMAC,92 

1)  1:45.49  BENNETT  Dean, ROW 

2)  1  49  39  SIERA-DOVALIM  Sebastien.PCSC 

3)  1:56.25  LAFLEUR  Jonathan.PCSC 

4)  1.58  20  MAGNON  Alexandre.PCSC 

5)  1:59  68  PEPELEA  Thoma.PCSC 

6)  2.06.10  BIBAULT  Devon.EKSC 

7)  2:18  25  PARSONS  Andrew.PCSC 

8)  2:26.31  MILJENOVIC  Milos.PSW 

9)  2:40.65  ORFANIDES  George.LAC 

10)  2:41.84  WOOD  Bradley.USC 

11)  2:59.93  MacPHAIL  Cam.PSW 

12)  3:08.08  MINSTER  Mark.CDSC 

13)  3:09.90  SANDS  Connor.EKSC 

14)  3:23.58  KOZIOL-NEUMANN  Alexander.PCS 

15)  3:28  80  BEAUDOIN  Samuel.EKSC 


16)  3:34.00  ANTONIO  Ethan.EKSC 

17)  3:36.28  HACK  Niv.PCS 

BOYS  9  -200  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  2:41.91  Tobias  Oriwol.PCSC,95 

1)  3:11.20  SHRAMKO  Michael.RAPID 

2)  3:13.98  GRILLO  Matt.PCSC 

3)  3:14.42  SALMON  Brayden.LAC 

4)  3:15.92  BROMFIELD  David.UCSC 

5)  3:20.21  MALLETT  David.ROW 

6)  3:21.12  SURA  Conner.PCSC 

7)  3:25.34  GILMOUR  Mark.LAC 

8)  3:27.80  GOULDING  Michael.PCS 

9)  3:28.03  LESSARD  Charlie.PCSC 

10)  3:32.22  BURKE  Martin.UCSC 

11)  3:33.81  KEMP  Graeme.ROW 

12)  3:38.16  JAMIESON  Collin.PCSC 

13)  3:41.06  HARIRI  Kareem.PCSC 

14)  3:41.71  KULAKOWSKI  Patrick.PCSC 

15)  4:05.71  LACHANCE  James.PCSC 

16)  4:09.28  GILMARTIN  Eric.PCSC 

17)  4:14.56  MANNY  Frederic.PCSC 

18)  4:18.11  DEBILIER  Chris.PCSC 

19)  4:38.12  STEFOPULOS  Michael.USC 

20)  4:40.47  BAILEY  Ryan.PSW 

21)  4:45.56  SMITH  Trevor.PCS 

22)  4:49.83  KOPATCHEV  George.CDSC 

23)  4:56.10  WENZEL  Marcus.EKSC 

24)  5:01.64  HOLUBOFF  Ryder.PSW 

25)  5:17.99  KERESZTES  Cameron. PSW 

26)  5:18.92  WOO  Mario.PSW 

27)  5:24.22  COX  Matthew.PCSC 

28)  6:04.40  SAURETTE  Matthew.EKSC 

29)  6:35  50  McCLURE  Sean.EKSC 

30)  6:37.40  DICKSON  Blake.EKSC 

31)  6:48.87  LEE  Henry.PSW 

32)  7:50  45  JOHNSON  Josh.PCS 

BOYS  10  -400  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  5:29.10  Tobias  Oriwol,PCSC,96 

1)  6:24.35  EMORY  Matt.PCSC 

2)  6:38.00  FUNK  Richard.EKSC 

3)  6:38.91  SIERA-DOVALI  Ander.PCSC 

4)  6:42.53  DIONISI  Michael.PCSC 

5)  6:50  73  AYRE  Trevor.PCSC 

6)  6:52  42  WAGNER  Thomas.UCSC 

7)  7:03  71  TATIGIAN  Nicholas.PCSC 

8)  7:05.10  LAI  Jason.EKSC 

9)  7:06.03  WISE  Robert.LAC 

10)  7:12.83  SIMONYIK  Ryan.PCSC 

11)  7:21.08  REINHART  Derek.ROW 

12)  7:22.26  CZYZ  Vincent.UCSC 

13)  7:40.32  ZANATTA  Keegan.PCS 

14)  7:48  60  WASHBURN  Joel.EKSC 

15)  7:48.91  SPRINGER  Craig.LAC 

16)  7:49.35  SOUTHAM  Noah.LAC 

17)  7:49.71  KOSTIUK  Nick.EKSC 

18)  7:51.00  HO  Calvin.EKSC 

19)  7:52.52  OSTROM  Derek.UCSC 

20)  7:55.42  MAK  Anthony.UCSC 

21)  7:58.10  FEDORCHENKO  Stan.RAPID 

22)  7:58.92  GUSMAN  Eugene.PCSC 

23)  8:02  95  MINSTER  Simon.CDSC 

24)  8:16  56  WOOD  Tyler.USC 

25)  8:17  54  PEPLOWSKI  Joseph.PCSC 

26)  8:17.73  DURSTON  llya.PSW 

27)  8:19  00  DeCECCO  Colton.DELTA 

28)  8:22.58  CORBETT  Dyian.UCSC 

29)  8:30  10  WHITE  Reid.EKSC 

30)  8:49.67  KUNEN  Avi.PCS 

31)  8:54  79  CANDRAY  Bradley.EKSC 

32)  9:25.84  ROTH  Aiden.PCS 

33)  9:33.69  RUTLEDGE  Ryan.USC 

34)  9:51.71  RIGGS  Stephen.DELTA 

35)  10:04  97  HILL  Takumi.DELTA 

36)  10:15.91  TETTAMANTI  Ben.CDSC 

37)  10:27.56  WOO  Enzo.PSW 

38)  10:34  24  FINDLAY  Colin.EKSC 

39)  11:07  00  JOHNSON  Nicholas.EKSC 

40)  11:37.61  BARRATT  Cole.PCS 

41)  12:04.96  DJERIC  Rastko.CDSC 

GIRLS  EVENTS 

GIRLS  7&U  -  200  FREESTYLE 

Rec:  2:55.04  Donna  Wu.AQUA.85 

1)  4:20.74  McCULLOUGH  Megan.PCSC 

2)  4:23.51  BROWN  Andrea.PCSC 

3)  4.27  39  SURA  Kylie.PCSC 


4:3189 
4.32.90 
4:52.31 
4:5625 
4:58.42 
5:02.61 
5:2145 
5:30.37 
5:42.25 
5:51.96 
6:20.03 
6:32  00 
6:34  51 
7:07.90 
7:16.60 
7:46.70 
8.35.00 
8:58.76 
17  31  85 
20:20  76 


BERGMAN  Erin.PSW 
AHERN  Rebecca.EKSC 
MARTONE  Kimiko.PCSC 
OUIMET  Ariane  Eve.PCSC 
LEBLANC  Melanie.PCSC 
HUANG  Jolly.CDSC 
CASSAROTTO  Alexandra.PCSC 
STINIS  Chloe.PCSC 
PARSONS  Samantha.PCSC 
NOVACKVanessa.PCSC 
TETTAMANTI  Marissa.CDSC 
ROLLS  Ashley.PCS 
MULVANY  Bridget.EKSC 
PYLYPA  Kaitlin.EKSC 
McGEE  Melissa.EKSC 
SAURETTE  Alexandra.EKSC 
YURKOVICH  Claire.EKSC 
DIXON  Jana.EKSC 
BARRATT  Savannah.PCS 
HACK  Karene.PCS 


GIRLS  8  -  400  FREESTYLE 

Rec:  5  49  44  Sandy  Sabo,DD0.83 

1)  6:10.70  QUAN  Caitlin.RAPID 

2)  6:35.62  GAGNE  Amanda.PCSC 

3)  6:37.43  ASSI  Sarah.PCSC 

4)  6:47.87  LAMONTAGNE  Taylor.PSW 

5)  7:14.77  BRAYNE  Jillian.PCSC 

6)  7:1900  STARMAN  Sabra.EKSC 

7)  7:20.60  WU  Yp  Han.RAPID 

8)  7:26.11  CAMERON  Ashley.PCSC 

9)  7:31  20  DiFRUSCIA  Rebecca.PCSC 

10)  7:36.21  FAIRLIE  Paige.PCSC 

11)  7:59  88  SCHMIDT  Stefanie.PCS 

12)  8:01.18  BLAGRAVE  Cassandra.PCSC 

13)  8:01 .85  MCDONALD  Marina.PCSC 

14)  8:05  42  GRASSO  Bianca.PCSC 

15)  8:09.28  CASSAROTTO  Stephanie.PCSC 

16)  8:16.58  BIRDSALL  Alison.PSW 

17)  8:22.12  TATIGIAN  Liane.PCSC 

18)  8:27.05  CARICH  Rachel.PSW 

19)  8:36.43  ROY  Lauren.PCSC 

20)  8:37.38  LEE  Sandra.PSW 

21)  8:39.33  MULLIGAN  Mariah.PSW 

22)  9:00  54  SANTOS  Chelsea.DELTA 

23)  9:11  42  MACLEOD  Sarah.PCSC 

24)  9:47.83  GIBSON  Kinley.EKSC 

25)  10:48.84  CWYNAR  Lawrene.USC 

26)  11:04  47  WEBSTER  Ali.PSW 

27)  11:04  61  CANDRAY  Ashley.EKSC 

28)  11:14.54  GROENWEGEN  Sarah.PSW 

29)  11:32  48  CHOW  Olivia.PSW 

30)  1 1  45  67  ERICKSON  Kayleigh.PSW 

31)  11:47  00  HOSHIKA  Hakari.CDSC 

32)  11:47.63  MINHAS  Sonam.DELTA 

33)  12:38.37  NYKIFORUK  Alexandra.EKSC 

34)  12:54.21  REBEL  Carmen.EKSC 

35)  13:31  57  ALI  Amira.CDSC 

36)  13:46  11  ANNES  Anme.PSW 

37)  13:54.14  GREHAN  Clare.EKSC 

38)  14:54  01  MASRI  Nadia.PCS 


GIRLS  9  -  800  FREESTYLE 

Rec  10  45  42  Julie  Bodenbender.AQUA.88 
1235.85  GAGNIER  Marla.PCSC 
13:12.15  CANTY-CURRIER  Roxan.PCSC 
13:31.70  RUEL  Marie-Anne.PCSC 
133382  CLOUTIERIsabelle.PCSC 
13.42.26  ZEVNIK  Alexia.PCSC 
13  47.08  BEVERIDGE  Allison.UCSC 
13  49  38  DAIGLE  Marie  Pier.BP 
13:51.01  WEI  Quennie.UCSC 

9)  1407  00  MORGAN  Jennifer.EKSC 

10)  142061  CALDWELL  Katie.PSW 

11)  14:29.17  WILSON  Tessa.EKSC 

12)  14:47  07  HILDEBRAND  Alyssa.UCSC 

13)  14  50  22  D  ARIANO  Laura.LAC 

14)  14  56.22  ROSATO  Laura.LAC 

15)  15  01.86  RUDKO  Lessia.PCSC 

16)  15  10  34  BEETAJIAN  Venus.PCSC 

17)  15:13.20  MacLEOD  Kari.UCSC 

18)  15.1840  HARTLEY  Jessica.LAC 

19)  15:20  00  HANDEREK  Erin.EKSC 

20)  15:21.70  HOEKSTRA  Mackenzie.EKSC 

21)  15:2613  LOUGHEED  Lauren.PSW 

22)  15.31  21  GALLAGHER  Brooke.PSW 

23)  15  47  67  CUNNINGHAM  Margol.ROW 

24)  15  50  90  PIERSE  Patricia.EKSC 

25)  15  57  95  FERGUSON  Duncan.CDSC 


22 


SWIMNEWS  JUNE-JULY  2003 


ZHOU  Evan.  7 

Club:  Canadian  Dolphin  Swim  Club 
Coach:  Janice  Hannan 
2003  TOP  Progression 

200  free  100 IM 
Jan  4:01.01(2)  1:56.13(1) 
Apr  4:03.20(1)  2:00.71  (1) 
Jun        3:53.40(1)  1:59.22(1) 


QUON  Caitlin,  8 

Club:  Richmond  Rapids 
Coach: 

2003  TOP  Progression 
400  free 
Jan  6:29.90(1) 
Apr  6:10.70(1) 
Jun  6:10.70(1) 


100  IM 
1:37  90(1) 
1:33.60(1) 
1:31.10(1) 


SHRAMKO  Michael.  9 

Club:  Richmond  Rapids 
Coach:  Cory  Beatt 
2003  TOP  Progression 

800  free  200  IM 
Jan  14:03.20(10)  3:37.70(12) 
Apr  12:57  90  (5)  3:21.70(4) 
Jun      12"33.20(2)  3:11.20(1) 


BAKKEN  Alyssa.  10 

Club:  Pacific  Coast  Swimming 
Coach:  Rod  Barratt 
2003  TOP  Progression 

1500  free  400 1 M 

Jan     26:44  58  (20)  7:22.80  (22) 

Apr       22:18.28(3)  6:32.13  (5) 

Jun      20:44.60(1)  6:04.00(1) 


WISE  Robert,  10 

Club:  London  Aquatic  Club 
Coach:  Donna  Moskal 
2003  TOP  Progression 
1500  free 
Jan  22:58.40  (4) 
Apr  22:39.98  (3) 
Jun      20:34.41  (1) 


400  IM 

6:26.30  (3) 
6:26.30  (4) 
7:03.03  (9) 


15:59.50 
16:0158 
16:16.12 
16:2180 
17:05.00 
17:22.18 
17:25.57 
17:2611 
17:34.25 
17  3927 
17:41.51 
18:04  00 
18:49.48 
18:5517 
19:02.75 
20:0079 
20:01  54 
20:44.77 
21.05.00 
22:40.40 
22.50.66 
23:10.00 
23:20  00 
25.47  60 
25:52  50 
26:42.40 


LIN  Claire.RAPID 
ROY  Caroline.PCSC 
SEXTON  Michelle.PCSC 
0'KELLY  Niamh.EKSC 
HAMILTON  Bronte.EKSC 
ARMSTRONG  Faith.EKSC 
ZAMOZDRA  Tatiana.PCSC 
JACOBS  Megan, USC 
KING  Kaylee.EKSC 
JASSAL  Melissa.DELTA 
FINAN  Catherine.LAC 
McCANN  Josie.LAC 
CHOY  Carns.CDSC 
HEFFERING  Abbie.USC 
NOVACK  Arielle.PCSC 
MAURICE  Vanessa.LAC 
KAHALE  Sarah.PCS 
FERRARO  Anika.USC 
ROLLS  Jessica, PCS 
LIVINGSTON  Cassidy,USC 
MOGERMAN  Chya.CDSC 
HAYASHI  Emily.PCS 
LEUNG  Tamiya.PCS 
LABOTS  Julianna.EKSC 
HITCHCOCK  Claire.EKSC 
SCHOWALTER  Glenna.EKSC 


GIRLS  10 

Rec:  19:12. 
20:44 
21:57 
22:52 
22:53. 
23:14 
23:14, 
23:21 
23.40 
23:48. 

10)  23:49 

11)  23:54 

12)  24:14 

13)  24:41 

14)  24:56 

15)  25:12 

16)  25:19 

17)  26:03 

18)  26:13 

19)  26:17. 

20)  26:40. 

21)  26  41. 

22)  26:44. 

23)  26:48. 

24)  26:59. 

25)  27:03. 

26)  27:15 

27)  27:15 

28)  27:20 

29)  27:26 

30)  27:53 

31)  28:00 


1500  FREESTYLE 

09  Melanie  Copple.AQUA.86 
60  BAKKEN  Alyssa.PCS 
18  McCULLOUGH  Molly.PCSC 
24  MISURELLI  Jenniler.UCSC 

76  McCALLUM  Natalie.UCSC 
08  ASSI  Saidye.PCSC 

50  ZAROFF  Marie.RAPID 

75  Mcmullen  oiivia.pcsc 

41  WALKER  Alyson.LAC 
52  McGREGOR  Ashley.PCSC 
41  D'ARIANO  Victoria, LAC 
31  McCORD  Cate.UCSC 
79  CENTOMO  Kyla.PCSC 
62  BECK  Kinsey.LAC 

05  BOSSE  Christina.PCSC 
85  SPROULE  Emma.UCSC 

77  SCHMIDT  Julia.PCS 

83  ALLAROYCE  Jamie-Lee.PCSC 
12  MULLIGAN  Lynnaea.PSW 
00  WILTSHIRE  Miriam.EKSC 
03  CREPNJAK  Catherine.PSW 
14  MCANERIN  Madison.PSW 

06  VRIONIS  Valerie.PCSC 
05  BOLL  Jessica.UCSC 

40  CALSIN  MURDOCH  Medea.RAPID 
40  DAY  Anne, RAPID 
36  DUBOIS  Laurence.PCSC 
72  RAWN  Vicki.ROW 
85  SANTAMARIA  AlexanrJra.PCSC 
40  KALBARCHYK  Victoria.PCSC 
64  HOSSARI  Laura.PCSC 
03  PARSONS  Caroline.PCSC 


28.03  10 
28:1210 
28.1415 
28.1915 
28.24  02 
28:36  36 
28:36  83 
28:51  11 
28:53.91 
28  58  10 
29:00.20 
29:05  10 
29:27  60 
29:3743 
29:47.90 
29:4840 
30:02.29 
30:48.59 
31:06.70 
31  21 18 
31:25  50 
32:06.32 
32:1685 
32:32.06 
33:1127 
33.35.86 
33:39  47 
34.07  25 
34:10.15 
34:17  28 
3429  81 
34:29  90 
34:46  00 
34:52.33 
34:53.23 
35:38  17 
35  49.44 
35:53.50 
36:28.70 
37:39.01 
37:49.17 
39:53.41 
39:56.92 
40:01.30 
42:40.43 


WOOD  Olivia.ROW 
GREEN  Tessa.EKSC 
DAVIS  Sabrina.UCSC 
KRYSCHUK  Michelle.UCSC 
SCHMIDT  Michaela.UCSC 
NELL  Shannon.LAC 
SZE  Laura.CDSC 
JORNA  Elena.LAC 
DELIU  Lisa.UCSC 
GOSEL  Kim, RAPID 
LEITCH  Andrea.RAPID 
PTITCHARD  Mara.LAC 
McCORD  Madison.RAPID 
MORRIS  Caron.PSW 
McLEAN  Saskia.EKSC 
AU  YEUNG  Chnstine.RAPID 
READ  Laura.PCSC 
KNIGHT  Jill.LAC 
BALDREY  Robyn, RAPID 
JQOSTEN  Victoria.USC 
GIBSON-BROKOP  Lindsay.EKSC 
POLAK  Marlha.PCSC 
GARNER  Maggie.CDSC 
WYERS  Andrea.USC 
SARGEANT  Anna.PSW 
KNAPP  Katelin.DELTA 
FRICK  Jennifer.EKSC 
LAFLEUR  Tiflany.PCSC 
TIERNEY  Haley.PCSC 
JUERT  Christina.PSW 
CAREW  Courtney.LAC 
CASCHERA  Clara.LAC 
AMOROSA  Amanda.PCSC 
JOHNSTON  Tessa.PSW 
WEBSTER  Kelsey.PSW 
KEEPING  Katie.USC 
HALL  Julie.DELTA 
SANDS  Hanna.EKSC 
DHESI  Geevan.PSW 
FALLU  Isabelle.EKSC 
BUCKINGHAM  Jesslyn.USC 
LI  Fiona.DELTA 
BUFFAN  Charlene.USC 
SMITH  Hayley.EKSC 
COX  Kristy.PSW 


GIRLS  7&U- 100  IND.  MEDLEY 


Rec 
1 

2)  2 


1)  2 


3)  2: 

4)  2 

5)  2 

6)  2 

7)  2 

8)  2 

9)  2 

10)  2 

11)  2 

12)  3 


28.46  Donna  Wu,AQUA,85 
13.41  SURA  Kylie.PCSC 
17.72  McCULLOUGH  Megan.PCSC 
18.50  BERGMAN  Enn.PSW 
29.05  MARTONE  Kimiko.PCSC 
34.82  OUIMET  Ariane  Eve.PCSC 
35.38  BROWN  Andrea.PCSC 
42.55  LEBLANC  Melanie.PCSC 
43.72  HUANG  Jolly.CDSC 
44.00  AHERN  Rebecca.EKSC 
46.12  PYLYPA  Kaitlin.EKSC 
50.64  CASSAROTTO  AlexanrJra.PCSC 
07.20  STINIS  CWoe.PCSC 


3  08  33  PARSONS  Samantha.PCSC 
315.08  NOVACK  Vanessa.PCSC 
327.00  ROLLS  Ashley.PCS 
3  39  90  SAURETTE  Alexandra.EKSC 
3:53.22  TETTAMANTI  Marissa.CDSC 
4:27  00  YURKOVICH  Claire.EKSC 
5:46.14  BARRATT  Savannah, PCS 
7:36.14  HACK  Karene.PCS 


RLS  8 -100  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  1:27.52  Donna  Wu.AOUA,85 
1:31.10  QUAN  Caitlin.RAPID 
1  40  28  ASSI  Sarah.PCSC 
1.41.80  WU  Yp  Han, RAPID 
1:42.60  GAGNE  Amanda.PCSC 
1:45.51  BRAYNE  Jillian.PCSC 
1.49.14  LAMONTAGNE  Taylor.PSW 
1:49.66  CASSAROTTO  Slephanie.PCSC 
1:50.01  DiFRUSCIA  Rebecca.PCSC 
1  50.55  CAMERON  Ashley, PCSC 
15118  MCDONALD  Marina.PCSC 
1:51.51  BLAGRAVE  Cassandra.PCSC 
1:58.01  FAIRLIE  Paige.PCSC 
1:58.41  TATIGIAN  Liane.PCSC 
1:59.48  NORMAN  Courtney.PCSC 
2:03.61  MACLEOD  Sarah.PCSC 
2:04.75  BIRDSALL  Alison.PSW 
2:04.88  CARICH  Rachel.PSW 
2:08.28  SANTOS  Chelsea.DELTA 
2:09.59  GRASSO  Bianca.PCSC 
2:11.66  MULLIGAN  Mariah.PSW 
2:21.83  WEBSTER  Ali.PSW 
2:25.06  GIBSON  Kinley.EKSC 
2:28.32  CHOW  Olivia.PSW 
2:30.12  ERICKSON  Kayleigh.PSW 
2:32.41  LEE  Sandra.PSW 
2:33.97  CWYNAR  Lawrene.USC 
2:34.06  MROZ  Ella.USC 
2:36.03  MINHAS  Sonam, DELTA 
2:43.55  GROENWEGEN  Sarah.PSW 
2:45.91  CANDRAY  Ashley.EKSC 
2:56.61  NYKIFORUK  Alexandra.EKSC 
3:05 16  ANNES  Annie.PSW 
3:05.46  GREHAN  Clare.EKSC 
3:21.44  HOSHIKA  Hakari.CDSC 
3:22.09  REBEL  Carmen.EKSC 


RLS  9- 

Rec:  2:50  E 
3:12 


315 
3:16. 
3:20. 
3  24 
3:27. 
3  28 
3:33. 
3:37. 

10)  3:37 

11)  3:40. 


200  IND.  MEDLEY 

14  Leslie  Dowson,WISC,88 

10  MORGAN  Jennifer.EKSC 
91  GAGNIER  Marla.PCSC 
21  WEI  Quennie.UCSC 

11  BEVERIDGE  Allison.UCSC 
06  CALDWELL  Katie.PSW 
65  MacLEOD  Kari.UCSC 
.43  CANTY-CURRIER  Roxan.PCSC 

12  RUEL  Marie-Anne.PCSC 
17  KING  Kaylee.EKSC 
43  ZEVNIK  Alexia.PCSC 
08  CLOUTIER  Isabelle.PCSC 


3.4017 
3.40  64 
3:40.98 
3.44.50 
3:46  80 
347  28 
3:47  56 
3:5284 
3:55.09 
3:58.00 
3:59.30 
3:5991 
3:59.95 
4:0199 
4:05.73 
4:0917 
4:10.42 
4:15.20 
4:16.08 
4:17.30 
4  18.26 
4:18.28 
4:20  90 
4:28.55 
4:29.85 
4:30.10 
4:34  34 
4:41.35 
4:51.15 
4:5310 
5:01  16 
5:03.21 
5:0407 
5:05.51 
5:12  42 
5:51.00 
6:29.00 
6:32.45 
7:47.82 
8:07.00 


CUNNINGHAM  Margot.ROW 
DAIGLE  Marie  Pier.BP 
HILDEBRAND  Alyssa.UCSC 
PIERSE  Patricia.EKSC 
WILSON  Tessa.EKSC 
HARTLEY  Jessica.LAC 
ROSATO  Laura,  LAC 
DARIANO  Laura.LAC 
McCANN  Josie.LAC 
HOEKSTRA  Mackenzie.EKSC 
LOUGHEED  Lauren.PSW 
BEETAJIAN  Venus.PCSC 
ROY  Caroline.PCSC 
FERGUSON  Duncan.CDSC 
FINAN  Catherine.LAC 
JASSAL  Melissa.DELTA 
SEXTON  Michelle.PCSC 
LIN  Claire.RAPID 
GALLAGHER  Brooke.PSW 
JACOBS  Megan.USC 
CHAN  Imelda, DELTA 
MASRI  Nadia.PCS 
CHOY  Carris.CDSC 
ARMSTRONG  Faith.EKSC 
ZAMOZDRA  Tatiana.PCSC 
HANDEREK  Erin.EKSC 
HEFFERING  Abbie.USC 
FERRARO  Anika.USC 
LIVINGSTON  Cassidy.USC 
O'KELLY  Niamh.EKSC 
HAMILTON  Bronte.EKSC 
MAURICE  Vanessa.LAC 
KAHALE  Sarah.PCS 
NOVACK  Arielle.PCSC 
MOGERMAN  Chya.CDSC 
ROLLS  Jessica.PCS 
HAYASHI  Emily.PCS 
HITCHCOCK  Claire.EKSC 
SCHOWALTER  Glenna.EKSC 
LEUNG  Tamiya.PCS 


GIRLS  10  -400  IND.  MEDLEY 

Rec:  5:36  76  Stephanie  Shewchuk,PCSC,85 

1)  6:04.00  BAKKEN  Alyssa.PCS 

2)  6:18.50  ZAROFF  Marie.RAPID 

3)  6:23.77  McCULLOUGH  Molly.PCSC 

4)  6:31.85  MISURELLI  Jenniler.UCSC 

5)  6:34.60  McCALLUM  Natalie.UCSC 

6)  6:40.02  BOSSE  Christina.PCSC 

7)  6:40  20  DARIANO  Vicloria.LAC 

8)  6:44.11  WALKER  Alyson.LAC 

9)  6:5002  VRIONIS  Valerie.PCSC 

10)  6:52.88  McGREGOR  Ashley.PCSC 

11)  6:53.60  ASSI  Saidye.PCSC 

12)  6:56.78  McCORD  Cate.UCSC 

13)  6:56.81  McMULLEN  Olivia.PCSC 

14)  6:57.08  CENTOMO  Kyla.PCSC 

15)  7:01  74  SCHMIDT  Julia.PCS 

16)  7:06.03  NELL  Shannon.LAC 

17)  7:12.60  BECK  Kinsey.LAC 


18)  7:20.12 

19)  7:22.97 

20)  7:23.47 

21)  7:23.56 

22)  7:25.50 

23)  7:25.76 

24)  7:27.24 

25)  7:29.80 

26)  7:30.26 

27)  7:30.52 

28)  7:31.36 

29)  7:35.20 

30)  7:38.91 

31)  7:41.80 

32)  7:44.74 

33)  7:45.10 

34)  7:51.06 

35)  7:51.33 

36)  7:51.40 

37)  7:52.38 

38)  7:53.70 

39)  7:55.90 

40)  7:56.82 

41)  7:57.11 

42)  7:58.63 

43)  8:04.02 

44)  8:05.22 

45)  8:09.20 

46)  8:13.37 

47)  8:15.80 

48)  8:17.04 

49)  8:18.38 

50)  8:23.10 

51)  8:24.55 

52)  8:27.40 
28.95 
30.81 
33.19 

56)  8:40.21 

57)  8:51.33 

58)  8:51.60 
57.15 
59.90 

61)  9:09.60 
9:12.40 
9:18.83 
9:18.92 
9:2016 
9:24.32 
9:29.89 
9:39.20 

69)  9:39.74 

70)  9:40.99 

71)  9:44.78 

72)  9:47.20 

73)  9:55.58 

74)  9:59.93 

75)  10:07.56 

76)  10:56.49 

77)  11:29.90 

78)  12:18.74 

79)  13:39.30 


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SANTAMARIA  Alexandra.PCSC 
WOOD  Olivia.ROW 
RAWN  Vicki.ROW 
SPROULE  Emma.UCSC 
DAY  Anne, RAPID 
ALLARDYCE  Jamie-Lee.PCSC 
MULLIGAN  Lynnaea.PSW 
LAW  Krista.RAPID 
KALBARCHYK  Victoria.PCSC 
PARSONS  Caroline.PCSC 
SZE  Laura.CDSC 
McCORD  Madison.RAPID 
CREPNJAK  Catherine.PSW 
BOLL  Jessica.UCSC 
DUBOIS  Laurence.PCSC 
GREEN  Tessa.EKSC 
KERR  Anne.PCSC 
JORNA  Elena.LAC 
CALSIN  MURDOCH  Medea.RAPID 
SCHMIDT  Michaela.UCSC 
GOSEL  Kim.RAPID 
LEITCH  Andrea.RAPID 
KRYSCHUK  Michelle.UCSC 
MCANERIN  Madison.PSW 
MARTIN  Kelsey.PCSC 
HOSSARI  Laura.PCSC 
DAVIS  Sabrina.UCSC 
WILTSHIRE  Miriam.EKSC 
DELIU  Lisa.UCSC 
AU  YEUNG  Christine.RAPID 
O'DONNELL  Tara.PCSC 
READ  Laura.PCSC 
MEI  Helen, RAPID 
GARNER  Maggie.CDSC 
BALDREY  Robyn, RAPID 
MORRIS  Caron.PSW 
JOOSTEN  Victoria.USC 
KEEPING  Katie.USC 
PTITCHARD  Mara.LAC 
WYERS  Andrea.USC 
GIBSON-BROKOP  Lindsay.EKSC 
PILEGGI  Amy.PCSC 
KNIGHT  Jill.LAC 
CAREW  Courtney.LAC 
JOHNSTON  Tessa.PSW 
SARGEANT  Anna.PSW 
KENNEDY  Ashley.PCSC 
LI  Fiona.DELTA 
HALL  Julie.DELTA 
BUCKINGHAM  Jesslyn.USC 
FRICK  Jennifer.EKSC 
LAFLEUR  Tiffany.PCSC 
WEBSTER  Kelsey.PSW 
DHESI  Geevan.PSW 
POLAK  Marlha.PCSC 
KNAPP  Katelin.DELTA 
JUERT  Christina.PSW 
BUFFAN  Charlene.USC 
COX  Kristy.PSW 
SMITH  Hayley.EKSC 
FALLU  Isabelle.EKSC 
McLEAN  Saskia.EKSC 


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23 


QUEENSLAND  COACH  STEPHAN  WIDMER 

Likes  a  simple  plan  that  is  very  systematic,  efficient, 
and  easy  for  his  swimmers  to  understand 


Justin  Finney 

Stephan  Widmer  is  a  36-year-old  native  of 
Switzerland  who  is  now  the  Head  Coach 
at  the  Queensland  State  Swimming  Centre 
(QSSC)  at  the  Queensland  Academy  of  Sport  (QAS). 
Stephan  coaches  out  of  the  Fortitude  Valley  Pool  in 
Brisbane  and  is  the  coach  of  18-year-old  Australian 
sprint  sensation  Lisbeth  (Libby)  Lenton,  who  recently 
set  the  Australian  National  Record  in  the  long-course 
50  m  freestyle  with  a  24.92,  and  Casey  Flouch,  who 
qualified  for  the  4  x  100  m  freestyle  relay.  His  path  to 
coaching  success  is  very  interesting,  and  shows  that 
perseverance  and  belief  pay  off. 

Stephan 's  background  in  swimming  is  extensive. 
He  began  coaching  in  Switzerland  in  1993  at  age  26. 
By  1996,  he  had  his  first  Swiss  Olympian  in  Dominique 
Diezi,  a  specialist  in  the  50  and  100  freestyle  events. 
Atlanta  was  just  the  beginning.  Stephan  wanted  to 
travel  the  world  for  a  year.  His  travels,  however,  were 
not  just  for  sightseeing.  Stephan  wanted  to  travel  to 


the  best  swimming  programs  in  the  world  and  learn 
from  world-class  coaches  to  develop  his  coaching 
knowledge. 

Stephan  planned  to  spend  six  months  of  his  year 
of  travels  in  Australia  and,  out  of  that  six  months,  he 
wanted  to  stay  at  least  three  months  in  one  program. 
Stephan  had  two  contacts  in  Australia;  one  of  them  was 
Scott  Volkers.  So  one  day  Stephan  showed  up  on  deck 
at  Scott  Volkers'  afternoon  workout  and  attended  for 
two  weeks  straight.  After  a  fewdays,  Scott  and  Stephan 
spoke  more  and  more  about  coaching  swimming, 
technique,  and  their  swimming  philosophies,  and 
realized  that  they  had  many  coaching  philosophies 
in  common.  After  those  two  weeks,  Scott  Volkers 
asked  Stephan  to  be  his  assistant  coach.  Stephan  only 
accepted  a  three-month  contract,  since  he  wanted  to 
continue  on  with  his  travels  after  the  contract. 

During  that  three-month  contract,  Scott  was  in 
a  7-week  phase  where  he  travelled  for  6  of  those  7 
weeks  with  then-world-class  breaststroker  Kristy 
Ellem  for  her  preparation  for  the  1997  World  Short 


Record  swim  for  Lisbet  Lenton,  AUS 


Andrew  Ringland 


His  job  description  was  as  follows: 

1 .  Head  Coach  of  the  Queensland  State 
Swimming  Centre  (QSSC)  providing  a  high 
performance  training  program  designed 
and  implemented  in  line  with  both  the  QAS 
Swimming  and  the  National  program. 

2.  Maintenance  and  further  development  of  a 
support  network  for  the  QSSC  Squad:  National 
High  Performance  Director  and  Head  Coaches, 
QAS  Head  Coach  Swimming  and  Queensland 
Director  of  Coaching. 

3.  Work  with  identified  Queensland  swimmers 
and  their  coaches,  providing  them  with 
exposure  to  latest  techniques,  training 
methods,  and  strength  and  conditioning 
programming  in  conjunction  with  QAS 
Strength  and  Conditioning  Coordinator, 
Physiotherapists  and  QAS  Head  Coach. 

4.  QSSC  Administrator:  management  of 
administrative  and  financial  aspects. 

5.  Professional  liaison  with  the  QAS: 
Performance  Enhancement  Centre  (sport 
scientist,  physiologist,  biomechanist, 
psychologist  and  Strength  and  Conditioning 
Coach,  physiotherapist,  massage  therapist), 
and  the  QAS  Program  Manager. 

6.  Training  and  Race  Analysis,  Complex 
Performance  Diagnostic  for  QSSC  program. 

7.  Maintenance  and  further  development  of 
contacts  to  Queensland  Swimming  and  its 
Level  1  Coaches  Education. 

Course  Championships.  Stephan  was  left  with  two 
swimmers — Olympic  champion  Susie  O'Neil  and 
world-record-holder  Samantha  Riley — and  with 
two  hand-written  pages  from  Scott  about  what  he 
could  do  with  the  program.  The  workouts  and  training 
preparation  of  these  two  world-class  swimmers  and 
the  rest  of  the  squad  were  left  to  Stephan. 

After  seven  weeks,  Stephan  had  Sam  and  Susie 
swimming  best  training  times,  with  Sam  getting  down 
to  a  2:23  short-course  200  breaststroke  in  workout.  Over 
those  seven  weeks,  he  gained  the  respect  and  trust  of  the 
athletes,  which  to  Stephan  is  one  of  the  most  important 
factors  between  the  coach  and  swimmer.  Stephan 
stayed  an  extra  month  with  Scott's  program  and  then 
continued  on  his  travels  through  Asia,  then  returned 
home  to  Switzerland,  not  quite  sure  where  hiscoaching 
would  lead  him.  Within  the  first  few  weeks  of  his  return. 
Stephan  got  aphone  call  from  Scott  informing  him  that 
there  was  an  assistant  head  coachingposition  opening 
at  the  QAS.  Scott  was  wondering  if  Stephan  would  like 
to  apply  for  the  job.  After  a  phone  interview  with  a  QAS 
specialist  panel — includingAlexBaumann — Stephan 
Widmer  was  on  a  plane  back  to  Australia  five  days 
later  to  become  the  Queensland  Academy  of  Sport 
Assistant  Coach. 


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Here  is  how  his  series-of-numbers  system 
breaks  down: 


1 .  Preparation  behind  the  blocks 

2.  Position  on  the  block 

3.  Reaction  off  the  block 

4.  Flight  time  and  position  in  the  air 

5.  Entry  into  the  pool  off  the  start 

6.  Underwater  work/position 

7.  Break  out 

8.  Swim  phase/race  specific  speed  and  efficiency 

9.  Approach  to  turn 

10.  Turn  phase/positioning  on  wall 

11.  Push  off  of  wall  and  underwater  work 

12.  Breakout 

13.  Swim  phase/  race  specific  speed  and  efficiency 

14.  Finish 

By  the  time  of  the  short-course  championships 
in  2000,  Stephan  had  a  stable  of  incredibly  fast  and 
talented  swimmers  under  his  care.  He  had  backstroker 
Beau  Mannix  (50  back  24.44;  100  back  53-40;  200 
back  1:56.81),  Australian  short-course  sprint  record 
holder  Michelle  Engelsman  (50  free  2536)  and 
middle-distance  specialist  Nicole  Zahnd  (200  free  1: 
59.56;  400  free  4:08.92).  Stephan  also  had  14-year- 
old  Australian  Olympic  Youth  Festival  representative 
Marieke  Guehrer  (50  Free  26.21). 

After  the  Olympics  in  2000,  Don  Talbot,  Head 
Coach  of  the  Australian  National  Team,  wanted 
Scott  Volkers  to  become  a  mentor  to  the  Queensland 
coaches  and  wanted  Stephan  to  continue  building  a 
high-performance  centre  under  the  QAS  program. 
Stephan  had  to  re-apply  for  the  position  since  it 
was  posted  throughout  the  coaching  community  in 
Australia,  and  successfully  got  the  job.  For  a  year  and 
a  half,  Stephan  was  never  officially  named  the  Head 
Coach  of  the  Queensland  State  Swimming  Centre  at 
the  Queensland  Academy  of  Sport.  Finally,  in  2001, 
Stephan  officially  got  the  job  until  December  2004. 

Stephan  has  a  Bachelor  of  Education  in  Human 
Movement  Studies.  At  the  Swiss  Federal  Institute  of 
Technology  in  Zurich,  he  chose  subjects  that  would 
benefit  him  in  his  quest  to  become  a  professional 
swim  coach.  He  studied  sports  such  as  track  and  field 
(physiology  of  runningevents  and  strength  training) , 
gymnastics  (motor  learning  and  strength  training) 
and  swimming,  as  well  as  anatomy,  physiology, 
biomechanics,  nutrition,  and  psychology. 

In  2003,  Stephan  was  named  to  the  coaching 
staff  of  the  Australian  World  Championship  team  for 
his  accomplishments  with  sprinters  Libby  Lenton  and 
Casey  Flouch. 

Stephan 's  approach  to  coaching  the  sprinter  is  a 
systematic  one.  He  breaks  down  the  pool  into  a  series 
of  numbers  and  relies  heavily  on  the  feedback  from 
the  QAS  Biomechanics  Team  to  aid  him  with  the 
sprinter's  efficiency  through  his  system. 


Stephan  created  a  simple  plan  that  is  very 
systematic,  efficient,  and  easy  for  his  swimmers 
to  understand.  Stephan  also  recognizes  that 
each  of  his  swimmers  is  an  individual.  They 
all  require  different  attention  and  need  to  be 
dealt  with  on  a  daily  basis.  For  example,  here 
are  the  different  approaches  between  female 
freestyle  and  fly  sprinter  Libby  Lenton  and  male 
freestyle  sprinter  Casey  Flouch. 

When  Stephan  started  coaching  Libby 
Lenton  in  October  of  2002,  she  was  only 
training  a  handful  of  times  per  week,  which 
simply  was  not  enough.  If  Libby  wanted  to  be 
part  of  the  QSSC,  she  had  to  train  10  sessions 
a  week,  no  matter  what,  and  Libby  accepted! 
The  next  part  was  toclean  up  herstroke  timing, 
since  she  had  a  catch-up  stroke,  which  needed 
work.  Stephan  also  spent  countless  hours 
giving  Libby  the  self-confidence  and  belief  in 
her  abilities,  which  were  two  key  factors  that  she 
needed  to  improve  in  order  to  attain  the  international 
sprinting  level.  His  work  with  Libby  has  paid  off 
with  her  Australian  record  in  the  50  free  at  24.92 
(LC)  and  her  100  free  time  of  54.71  (LC),  both 
world-class  times. 

Casey  Flouch,  however,  had  been  in  the 
program  since  Stephan  first  started  there  in  1997. 
Casey  was  Susie  O'Neil's  training  partner  leading 
into  the  Sydney  Olympic  Games,  where  she  used  to 
go  head-to-head  with  him  on  a  daily  basis.  Susie 
almost  fell  off  her  chair  when  she 
saw  Casey  marching  on  for  the  final 
of  the  100  free  at  the  2003  Australian 
World  Championships  Trials.  She 
never  thought  he  would  make  it  that 
far.  Casey's  determination  and  belief 
in  himself  have  been  the  key  to  his 
success.  He  has  astraight-arm  recovery 
due  to  the  lack  of  flexibility  that  does 
not  allow  him  to  get  into  a  high -elbow 
position  underwater.  Yet  that  has  not 
stopped  him  from  believing  in  himself 
and  the  coach  whom  he  has  been  with 
for  the  past  six  years.  His  perseverance 
has  put  him  in  good  company  on  that 
4x  100  relaywith  Todd  Pearson, Ashley 
Callus,  and  Ian  Thorpe — all  three  of 
them  are  Olympic  gold  medallists. 

Stephan  Widmer  has  an  extreme 
belief  inwhathe  does,  as  well  asagreat 
respect  for  the  coaches  and  swimmers 
around  him,  regardless  of  their  level. 
His  warmups  and  swimdowns  in 
workouts  are  specifically  devoted  to 
technique.  He  has  drills  and  exercises 
in  place  to  work  on  developing  his 
swimmers'  technique,  efficiency, 
and  fitness,  which  will  allow  them  to 


The  QSSC  is  a  high-performance  squad  with  only 
10  swimmers,  based  in  Brisbane.  Here  are  some  of 
the  results  of  Stephan 's  swimmers  from  the  recent 
long-course  season: 


GIRLS  (long  course) 
LENTON  Lisbeth  (18  years) 


BOYS  (long  course) 
FLOUCH  Casey  (21) 


50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 
200  freestyle 
50  butterfly 
100  butterfly 
50  backstroke 


24.92 
54.71 

2:02.72 
27.24 
59.78 

0:29.63 


GUEHRER  Marieke  (17) 


50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 
50  butterfly 
100  butterfly 
50  backstroke 
100  backstroke 


0:26.24 
0:57.07 
0:27.43 
1:02.95 
0:30.22 
1:04.67 


50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 

LYONS  Leif  (16) 
100  freestyle 
100  butterfly 
50  backstroke 
100  backstroke 
200  backstroke 

PIPER  Sean  (20) 
50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 


0:23.24 
0:50.20 


0:53.03 
0:57.54 
0:27.70 
0:58.54 
2:07.26 


0:23.12 
0:51.12 


SPRENGER  Christian  (17) 


HORNE  Kellie  (14) 

100  breaststroke  1:16.46 

200  breaststroke  2:41.13 


50  breaststroke 
100  breaststroke 
200  breaststroke 


29.33 
02.82 
20.70 


THOMPSON  Stephanie  (18)  THOMPSON  Andrew  (16) 


50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 
200  freestyle 
400  freestyle 


0:27.19 
0:58.42 
2:03.93 
4:22.79 


50  freestyle 
100  freestyle 
200  freestyle 
400  freestyle 
1500  freestyle 


0:24.10 
0:52.31 
1:52.13 
3:59.97 
15:52.45 


maintaining  their  speed  at  the  end  of  their  race. 
He  keeps  stimulating  his  swimmers'  brains  with 
a  variation  of  drills.  Most  of  all,  his  swimmers  are 
responding. 

Justin  Finney  is  an  Assistant  Coach  with  the  Pointe 
Claire  Swim  Club,  in  Quebec. 


Sprinter  Casey  Flouch,  AUS 


Andrew  Ringland 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


25 


ADVICE  FOR  PARENTS 


SPORTING  PARENTS 

Support,  Smiles,  and  Swimming 


Wayne  Goldsmith 

Parents  love  their  children  and  want  nothing 
but  the  best  for  them.  Behaviours  that  others 
may  see  as  "pushy",  sporting  parents  see  as 
"lovingly  supportive".  What  a  coach  may  interpret 
as  "sticking  their  noses  in,"  sporting  parents  see  only 
a  genuine  interest  in  their  child's  development.  This 
difference  in  perspective  and  the  difficulty  in  being 
able  to  be  objective  where  their  kids  are  concerned 
often  lead  parents  into  a  conflict  situation  with 
coaches,  other  parents,  officials  and  eventually  their 
own  children. 

I  have  done  hundreds  of  talks  to  sporting  parents 
around  the  world. 

Many  times  parents  have  approached  me  after 
a  talk  and  said  "I  hear  what  you  say,  but  you  don't 
know  my  child.  He  is  different". 

While  every  child  is  indeed  an  individual,  what  all 
children  have  in  common  are  parents  who  have  high 
opinions  of  their  child's  ability  to  do  everything. 

It  starts  early — the  first  day  home  from  the 
hospital. 

"Here  is  a  picture  of  my  baby.  He  is  the  most 
beautiful  baby  I  have  ever  seen  and  I  am  not  just 
saying  that  because  he  is  mine". 

Then  around  two  years  of  age: 

"My  child  is  much  more  advanced  than  the  other 
children  -  talking  and  walking  before  other  kids,  and 
I  am  not  just  saying  that  because  he  is  mine". 

Then  at  school. 

"He  is  well  advanced  for  his  age.  He  can  do  things 
that  most  five  year  olds  can't.  I'm  not  just  saying  that 
because  he  is  my  son". 

Then  naturally  at  sport. 

"He  is  the  best  backstroke  swimmer  in  the  district. 
He  really  is.  I'm  not  just  saying  that  because  he  is 
my  son". 

The  swimming  parent  is  merely  extending  their 
natural  feelings  of  love  and  support  for  their  child 
into  the  sporting  environment. 

This  article  aims  to  help  parents  of  young 
swimmers  (and  the  coaches  who  have  to  manage 
those  parents)  deal  with  some  of  the  critical  issues 
in  sport  and  parenting. 

Five  things  all  parents  have  in  common 

•  They  love  their  children 

•  They  want  the  best  for  their  children 


•  They  are  incapable  of  being  objective  about 
their  children 

•  They  believe  there  is  something  special  or 
unique  about  their  children  (that  no  on  else  can 
see) 

•  They  don't  believe  me  when  I  tell  them  every 
parent  has  the  first  four  things  in  common 

Things  aren't  what  they  used  to  be  and  they 
never  were. 

Kids  today  are  different  (but  so  were  we). 

•  They  want  it  all 

•  They  want  it  now 

•  They  want  it  to  be  fun 

•  If  they  can't  have  it  all,  have  it  now  and  if  it  is 
not  fun  they  don't  want  it. 

Kids  don't  care 
how  much  you 
know,  they  want 
to  know  how 
much  you  care. 

Why  swimming  sometimes  struggles! 

Swimming  is  often  seen  as  focusing  on  traditional 
values  of  dedication,  work  ethic,  commitment,  team 
work,  learning  to  deal  with  adversity  and  pressure. 

These  values  are  (unfortunately)  out  of  step  with 
many  of  the  "fast  food"  attitudes  of  today's  kids. 

Why  are  swimming  coaches  in 
the  "firing  line"? 

The  three  most  important  things  to  a  parent  are 
their: 

•  KIDS 
•TIME 

•  MONEY 

In  other  words  they  give  coaches  MONEY  to  coach 
their  KIDS  at  inconvenient  TIMES!!!!!!  No  wonder  it 
is  often  a  volatile  environment. 

The  Swimming  Coaches  Dilemma 

The  challenge  for  all  of  us  is  to  use  swimming  to  teach 
and  enhance  the  traditional  values  which  apply  to  all 

people  in  all  walks  of  life,  but  encourage  kids  to 

take  part  in  swimming  and  "sell"  swimming  in  away 


which  appeals  to  their  world  -  where  entertainment 

is  as  important  as  education. 
Education  of  parents  is  the  key! 
Swimming  clubs  and  coaches  should  schedule 

time  to  hold  parent  education  sessions  on  a  regular 

basis  to  inform  and  educate  parents  about  the  key 

elements  and  philosophies  of  their  program.  Success 

comes  when: 

The  vision  of  the  coach  and, 

The  commitment  of  the  swimmers  and, 

The  support  of  the  parents  all  come  together 

focused  towards  achieving  a  common  goal. 

Sporting  Parents  are  keen  to  learn  as  much  as  they 
can  to  help  their  kids  achieve  their  sporting  goals. 

These  are  the  10  most  common  questions  asked 
by  sporting  parents: 

1  How  many  times  should  a  child  train 
each  week? 

•  As  many  as  they  can  recover  from 

•  As  many  as  their  goals  determine 

•  As  many  as  they  enjoy 

•  As  many  as  their  coach  deems  necessary 
There  is  no  magic  number  of  sessions  that 

determines  success  in  swimming. 

Key  comment  -  It  is  an  individual  thing! 
2.  When  should  a  child  specialise  in  a 
stroke  or  event? 

There  is  no  such  thing  as  a  ten  year  old  champion 
whatever.  This  year's  champ  is  often  nextyear'schump. 
As  kids  grow,  change  and  develop  their  co-ordination, 
balance  and  motorcontrol  can  all  change.  This  means 
that  a  child  who  may  be  an  outstanding  breaststroke 
swimmer  this  year,  may  not  be  able  to  swim  that  stroke 
well  following  periods  of  growth  and  development. 

Key  comment:  Long  Term  Athlete  Developent  is 
the  key  to  success 

3-  Do  swimming  kids  need  a  special  diet? 

No.  Unless  they  have  special  needs  or  health 
issues,  eg  juvenile  onset  diabetes. 

Providing  they  eat  a  balanced  diet  of 
carbohydrates,  proteins  and  fats,  drink  plenty  of 
water,  minimise  processed  foods  and  take  aways  and 
decrease  their  intake  of  sugar  and  salt,  generally 
sporting  kids  do  not  need  special  diets. 

The  important  issue  is  to  encourage  young 
swimmers  to  develop  eating  practices  which  become 
lifetime  healthy  lifestyle  habits. 

Importantly,  kids  should  be  educated  on  the  key 
elements  of  a  healthy,  nutritious  diet  (i.e.  low  on 
salt,  low  on  saturated  fat,  low  on  processed  sugars) 
as  early  as  possible. 

Parents  are  often  tempted  to  try-  short  cuts  like 
buying  muscle  building  powders,  high  protein 
sports  drinks  and  glucose  tablets  to  help  their  child 
achieve  their  swimming  goals.  It  must  be  said  that 
none  of  these  products  are  likely  to  make  a  difference 
to  the  child's  swimming  and  taking  them  may  even 


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be  counter  productive. 

Key  comment:  Vitamins  and  minerals  do  not 
make  champions. 

4.  How  do  kids  balance  school  and 
swimming? 

School  comes  first.  No  Brainer! 

Swimming  kids  usually  are  high  achievers  and 
good  students  as  they  learn  time  management  skills, 
dealing  with  stress,  team  building,  communication 
skills  and  other  important  skills. 

Key  comment:  School  and  swimming  do 

mix. 

5.  When  should  my  kids  start  strength 
training? 

Does  not  matter  what  age,  depends  on  what 
they  do. 

Body  weight  exercises  and  light  exercise  with 
perfect  technique  are  ok  at  most  ages.  Where  young 
swimmers  (and  parents)  get  into  trouble  is  when 
they  start  lifting  heavy  weights  too  early  and  with 
poor  technique. 

Weight  training  is  a  great  way  to  get  strong 
and  help  develop  the  power  to  swim  fast  in  senior 
competition.  However,  the  introduction  of  weight 
training  should  be  systematic  and  done  progressively 
with  the  development  of  perfect  lifting  techniques 
being  the  most  important  part  of  the  process. 

Key  comment:  Technique  before  tonnes! 

6.  What  types  of  exercise  are  best  for  young 
(i.e.  pre  teen)  athletes? 

6-12  is  the  perfect  time  to  learn  techniques 
and  skills  -  the  foundations  of  sporting  success  in 
later  years. 

It  is  the  perfect  time  for  swimmer  to  learn  and 
master  their  A  -  B  -  C  S  (Agility,  Balance,  Co- 
ordination and  Speed). 

When  a  child  attends  school,  they  learn  basic 
arithmetic,  then  progress  to  equations  and  eventually 


to  calculus. 

The  basics  of  swimming — dives,  starts,  turns, 
finishes,  perfect  technique  should  all  be  learnt,  refined 
and  mastered  by  the  young  swimmer  before  they  start 
the  process  of  physical  maturation. 

Key  comment:  Patience  is  a  true  virtue. 

7.  How  do  I  chose  a  good  coach  for  my 
child? 

Qualifications,  experience  and  coaching  record 
are  all  importantwhenselectingacoachforthe  young 
swimmer.  Younger  coaches  who  may  lack  coaching 
experience  but  who  have  an  infectious  enthusiasm 
for  the  sport  and  a  passion  to  succeed  may  also  be 
a  good  option. 

However,  they  key  question  for  parents  to  ask  is: 

Can  the  coach  provide  a  safe,  ethical,  positive, 
skills  based,  stimulating  training  environment? 

The  reality  formostparents  is  that  they  will  choose 
the  coach  who  is  best  situated  on  their  afternoon  "drop 
off  circuit,"i.e.  mum  drops  Julie  to  swimming,  Billy 
to  piano  and  Johnny  to  football,  then  goes  back  to 
pick  up  Julie  to  take  her  to  netball  etc  etc. 

Key  comment:  Does  your  child  like  the  coach 
and  do  you  have  faith  in  the  coach — enough  to 
give  them  100%  support. 

8.  What  are  the  common  characteristics  of 
champion  athletes? 

•  Confidence  /  self  esteem  /  self  belief 

•  The  ability  to  deal  with  tough  times  and 
adversity 

•  A  love  of  what  they  are  doing 

•  A  positive  attitude 

•  Strong  core  values:  courage,  discipline, 
humility,  sincerity,  honesty  -  these  things  make  an 
impact  on  their  playing  career  and  their  lives. 

Key  comment:  Champion  athletes  are  champion 
people  first. 

9.  What  can  I  do  to  help  my  child  achieve 


their  swimming  goals? 

•  Be  patient  with  progress. 

•  Be  tolerant  of  mistakes  and  poor  performances. 

•  Be  calm  and  dignified  at  swim  meets. 

•  Learn  to  accept  wins  or  losses  graciously. 

•  Allow  (the  athletes)  plenty  of  breathing  space. 

•  Offer  praise  with  success. 

•  Encourage  involvement  in  other  pursuits. 

•  Encourage  independence  and  self-sufficiency. 

•  Above  all,  keep  swimming  in  perspective. 

•  Be  supportive  rather  than  intrusive. 
Key  comment:  Love  them. 

10.  How  can  I  tell  if  my  child  is  doing  too 
much? 

•  Tired  all  the  time.  Generally  lethargic. 

•  Irritable,  quiet,  moody  -  maybe  even  sad 

•  Little  illness  or  health  issue  that  doesn't  seem 
to  go  away. 

•  Doesn't  sleep  well. 

•  Social  problems  with  school,  friends  and  or 
family. 

Key  comment:  Just  like  you  when  you  are 
tired! 

Summary 

In  this  century,  swimming  can  provide  an  opportunity 
for  kids  to  learn  important  social  and  personal  skills  that 
they  may  not  be  able  to  learn  in  any  other  institution. 

Health,  fitness,  movement  and  activity  are  life 
long  habits  and  habits  for  a  long  life. 

Kids  don 't  care  how  much  you  know,  they  want  to 
know  how  much  you  care.  Coaches  and  parents  play 
a  vital  role  in  the  development  of  every  swimmer. 

The  single  most  important  thing  parents  can 
give  their  kids  is  unconditional  love  and  support 
and  the  single  most  important  thing  coaches  can 
give  parents  is  education  on  how  to  be  a  better 
swimming  parent. 


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I  TOP  AGE  GROUP  PERFORMERS 


MAKING  WAVES 


BENTO  Chris,  15 

Club:  London  Aquatic  Club 

Coach:  Paul  Midgley 

Specialty:  Freestyle  and  IM 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

14-15  category 

4th  50  freestyle  25.84 

3rd  100  freestyle  55.62 

2nd  200  freestyle  2:00.75 

2nd  400  freestyle  4:13.75 

2nd  200  ind.medley  218.05 

1st  400  ind.medley  4:54.08 


Frankie  DESPOND,  11,  (15  MAY  1991) 

Club:  Burlington  Aquatic  Devilrays 

Coach:  Melanie  McKay 

Specialty:  Freestyle  and  backstroke 

•  Ontario  SC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

10-11  category 

3rd  100  freestyle  1:05.57 

3rd  100  backstroke  1:14.88 

3rd  200  backstroke  2:39.90 


This  is  the  real  Frankie  Despond,  in  the 
April-May  issue  we  Ryan  Cockell,  NKB, 
picture  ran  instead 


Adrienne  HINSON.14 

Club:  Tillsonburg  /  Southwestern  Alliance 
Coach:  Darren  Ward 
Specialty:  Freestyle,  and  ind.medley 
•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 
14-15  category  (placing  for  14  year-olds) 
1st  200  freestyle  2:10.50 
1st  800  freestyle  9:32.12 
4th  200  ind.medley  2:32.61 


Andrew  BLOCH-HANSE.12 

Club:  London  Aquatic  Club 
Coach:  Andrew  Craven 
Specialty:  Freestyle  and  butterfly 
•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 
12-13  category  (placing  for  12  year-olds) 
2nd  50  freestyle  28.39 
1st  100  freestyle  1:02.95 
1st  100  butterfly  1:08.32 


Scott  JESSETT,  13 

Club:  Scarborough  Swim  Club 

Coach:  Mike  Gurgol 

Specialty:  Distance  freestyle 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

12-13  category 

3rd  400  freestyle  4:37.11 

1st  1500  freestyle  18:13.69 


Susan  LONG,  13,(1  DEC  1989) 

Club:  London  Aquatic  Club 

Coach:  Andrew  Craven  /  Paul  Midgley 

Specialty:  Distance  free  and  ind.medley 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

12-13  category 

3rd  200  freestyle  2:14.26 

5th  800  freestyle  9:47.07 

3rd  200  ind.medley 


Michael  CHANG,  11 

Club:  Scarborough  Swim  Club 

Coach:  Michael  Gurgol 

Specialty:  Breaststroke 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

10-11  category 

3rd  50  breaststroke  39.60 

2nd  100  breaststroke  1:25.46 

2nd  200  breaststroke  3:05.63 


Kyle  MATTHEWS,  11 

Club:  Saulte  Ste-Marie  Aquatic  Club 

Coach:  Bill  Park 

Specialty:  Free,  fly,  and  IM 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

10-11  category 

1st  50  freestyle  30.12 

1st  100  freestyle  1:05.39 

1st  50  butterfly  33.34 

2nd  100  butterfly  1:14.92 

2nd  200  ind.medley  2:48.99 


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TOP  AGE  GROUP  PERFORMERS 


MAKING  WAVES 


© 


Kenneth  WANG,  12 

Club:  Richmond  Hill  Aquatic  Club 
Coach:  Kim  (Samel)  Luckasevich 
Specialty:  Freestyle,  back  and  ind.medley 
•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 
12-13  category  (placings  for  12  year-olds) 
1st  50  freestyle  28.11 
1st  100  butterfly  1:06.61 
2nd  200  ind  medley  2:31 .38 


Mark  KURZER,  15 

Club:  Newmarket  Stingrays 

Coach:  Alan  Swanston 

Specialty:  Freestyle  and  backstroke 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

14-15  category 

1st  100  freestyle  55.10 

1st  200  freestyle  1:58.45 

1st  400  freestyle  4:13.40 

1st  100  backstroke  1:02.94 

1st  200  backstroke  2:13.28 


Monika  STITSKI.13,  (18  AUG  1989) 

Club:  Etobicoke  Swimming 

Coach:  Kevin  Thorburn 

Specialty:  Freestyle,  back,  breast,  IM 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

12-13  category 

1st  400  freesyle  4:29.60 

3rd  200  backstroke  2:27.48 

1st  200  breaststroke  2:43.40 

1st  200  ind.medley  2:24.63 


FeodorTCHOUGAINOVJ 

Club:  Etobicoke  Swimming 

Coach:  Tom  Landridge 

Specialty:  Breast,  fly,  and  IM 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

13-14  category  (placing  for  14  year-olds) 

3rd  100  breaststroke  1:15.31 

2nd  200  breaststroke  2:42.02 

3rd  100  butterfly  1:08.67 

3rd  200  ind.medley  230.79 


Grant  HARDING.! 

Club:  Region  of  Waterloo  Swim  Club 

Coach:  Laura  Nicholls 

Specialty:  Backstroke 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

10-11  category 

2nd  50  backstroke  35.70 

1st  100  backstroke  1:15.38 

5th  200  backstroke  2:46.94 

6th  200  ind.medley  2:54.54 


Helen  PITCHIK.12 

Club:  Toronto  Swim  Club 

Coach:  John  Grootveld  /  Bob  Hayes 

Specialty:  Breaststroke 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

12-13  category  (placing  for  12  year-olds) 

1st  100  breaststroke  1:16.47 

2nd  200  breaststroke  2:43.65 


Erica  MORNINGSTAR. 

Club:  Calgary  Patriots 
Coach:  Michel  Berube 
Specialty:  Sprint  freestyle 
•  Alberta  SC  Championships 
13-14  category 
1st  50  freestyle  27.54 
1st  50  backstroke  33.26 
1st  100  breaststroke  1:16.23 
1st  200  ind.medley  2:28.77 


LC  best 
28.63 
34.56 
1:20.27 
2:32.43 


Kirsten  KASPERJ1 

Club:  Newmarket  Stingrays 

Coach:  Caroline  Teskey 

Specialty:  Backstroke  and  breaststroe 

•  Ontario  LC  Junior  Provincials  2003 

10-11  category 

5th  100  backstroke  1:18.28 

1st  200  backstroke  2:43.57 

3rd  100  breaststroke  1:29.10 

2nd  200  breaststroke  3:06.16 


SWIMNEWS  /  JUNE-JULY  2003 


29 


Ml 


The  History  of  Competitive  Swimming  in 
Canada  (1867-2002) 

By  John  G.  Kelso 

530  pages,  plus  46  pp  appendix 

119.95  plus  GST  (Total  128.35) 

Jack  Kelso  had  done  what  seemed  an  impossible 
task.  He  self-published  100  initial  copies  of 
this  massive  historical  document  on  Canadian 
Swimming. 

Uniquely  qualified  for  such  a  task  Kelso  is  a 
Sports  Historian  and  a  Professor  Emeritus  at  the 
School  of  Human  Kinetics,  University  of  British 
Columbia. 

In  his  youth  he  started  swimming  in  fabled 
Ocean  Falls,  BC,  under  coach  George  Gate.  He  was 
NCAA  200  individual  medley  winner  in  196 1,  and  a 
bronze  medallist  at  the  1962  Commonwealth  and 
1963  Pan  American  Games. 

He  was  a  professor  and  swim  coach  at  UBC  and 
is  now  retired. 

There  is  fascinating  material  from  the  late 
19th  century  on  the  start  of  competitive  swimming 
in  Eastern  Canada. 

The  material  is  divided  into  decades  with 
much  original  research  on  the  personalities 
and  facilites  of  each  era.  Each  chapter  lists 
the  National  Championships  top  three  and  all 
international  teams  are  listed  in  full  with  detailed 
results  for  all  Canadians. 

There  is  foreword  by  Richard  Pound,  a  fellow 
Ocean  Falls  swimmer  and  prominent  member  of 
the  International  Olympic  Committee. 

Chapter  headings: 

1.  Bathers  and  Paddlers )  1850-1907) 

2.  Managers  and  Racers  (1908-1919) 

3.  Competition  and  Controversy  (1920-1929) 

4.  Expansion,  Recognition  and  Success  (1930-1939) 

5.  Moderation  and  Control  (1940-1949) 

6.  World  Experiences— Transition  (1950-1959) 

7.  Controvery.  Compromise,  and  Competition 
(1960-1969) 

8.  Olympic  Investment  amd  InternationalAcclaim 
(1970-1979) 

9.  Going  for  Number  One!  (1980-1989) 

10.  Competition  In  An  Expanding  World 
( 1990-2002) 

An  extensive  appendix  of  much  useful  factual 
information  is  included  at  the  end  of  the  book 

To  order: 

doug@comm-aquatic.com 


OBITUARY 


ROSEMARY  MANN  DAWSON 

Pioneer  Women's  Coach  Dies 


Rosemary  Mann  Dawson,  a  pioneer  woman's 
coach  in  competitive  swimming  on  the 
collegiate,  school,  club  and  camp  levels 
died  on  May  3,  2003  Fort  Lauderdale,  Florida.  She 
was  81.  She  was  born  August  2, 1921  in  Duluth,  MN 
and  daughter  of  Matt  Mann  II  and  Lea  Block  Mann. 
The  cause  was  complications  due  to  her  40  year  battle 
as  a  brittle  diabetic. 

Known  affectionately  as  Rose  Mary  to  thousands 
of  youngsters  and  athletes  with  whom  she  came  in 
contact  over  her  62  year  career  as  swimming  coach 
and  girls  camp  director,  she  considered  her  greatest 
contribution  to  be  as  director  of  Camp  Ak-o-Mak,  a 
girl's  competitive  swimming,  sports  and  wilderness 
camp  located  in  Ontario,  Canada.  Started  in  1928 
by  her  dad,  the  late  Matt  Mann,  1952  U.S.  Olympic 
Hall  of  Fame  swimming  coach  and  30  year  University 
of  Michigan  coach,  Ak-o-Mak  produced  over  40 
Olympians  and  350  All-Americans,  all  coached  by 
Rose  Mary  or  her  father.  Ak-o-Mak  and  brother  camp 
Chikopi  were  the  world's  first  competitive  swimming 
camps.  Rose  Mary  was  director  for  over  55  years. 

Entering  club  coaching  in  1956,  she  formed  the 
Ann  Arbor  (all  girls)  Swim  Club  which  after  two  years 
won  six  consecutive  Michigan  State  Championships, 
placed  second  in  the  AAU  National  Championships 
in  196l  and  first  or  second  in  nine  National  Long 
Distance  Championships.  Her  Ann  Arbor  divers  won 
four  Michigan  AAU  Championships. 

She  was  a  1943  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Michigan.  While  coaching  her  club  team,  she 
became  a  swimming  instructor  for  the  University's 
Women's  Physical  Education  Department.  In  1958, 
she  established  a  women's  competitive  swimming 
program  in  a  hostile  women's  physical  education 
atmosphere  which  required  her  to  call  herself 
"Advisor"  to  the  Ladies  Speed  Swim  Club.  "They  didn't 
think  women  should  be  competitive  back  in  those 
days  and  to  use  the  words  "coach"  and  "varsity"  for 
women's  teams  was  taboo,"  she  would  say.  Two  years 
later,  she  helped  establish  the  first  women's  National 
Collegiate  Swimming  and  Diving  Championships 
and  her  team  won  the  championships  for  three 
successive  years. 

Also  during  this  time,  she  revived  women's  AAU 
Water  Polo  (dormant  for  30  years)  and  won  the  first 
three  National  Championships.  Her  two  goalies  later 


went  on  to  win  Olympic  medals:  Marsha  Smoke  Jones 
(1964  Bronze,  Kayaking)  and  Hall  of  Famer  Micki 
King  (1972  Gold,  Diving). 

In  2002  she  received  the  USA  Water  Polo  Contributor 
Award  for  her  role  in  promoting  women's  water  polo. 

In  1964,  she  became  the  woman's  swimming  coach 
at  the  University  of  Western  Ontario  in  London,  winning 
another  two  Collegiate  (Canadian)  Championships  and 
becoming  the  first  to  win  successive  National  Team  titles  in 
the  U.S.  and  Canada. 

After  two  years,  she  followed  her  husband  Buck  Dawson 
to  Fort  Lauderdale  to  start  the  International  Swimming  Hall 
of  Fame.  She  helped  form  the  Hall  of  Fame  Dames  (Women's 
Auxiliary)  serving  a  term  as  president.  She  served  as  stroke 
coach  of  the  famed  Pine  Crest  School  Swim  Team  in  Fort 
Lauderdale  and  was  named  Florida  Coach  of  the  Year  in 
1976.  She  coached  her  daughter  Marilyn  to  an  Olympic 
bronze  medal  on  the  1968  Canadian  4x100  freestyle  relay. 
(Marylin  was  bom  in  Ontario  and  chose  to  represent  Canada 
internationally  but  lives  in  the  USA) 

In  1961,  Dawson  she  was  selected  as  coach  to  take  the 
first-ever  age  group  swim  team  overseas  (Japan).  Before 
that,  she  was  manager/chaperone  for  AAU  teams  traveling 
to  England  and  visiting  resident  coach  for  the  Puerto  Rican 
and  Jamaican  National  Teams  preparing  for  the  Central 
American  Games. 

She  has  published  sports  books  on  Age  Group  Swimming 
(1964),  Diving  for  Teacher  and  Pupil  ( 1 968) ,  and  with  her 
husband  Buck,  All  About  Dry  Land  Exercise  for  Swimming, 
Diving  and  Water  Polo.  She  was  the  first  woman  to  serve  on 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  American  Swimming  Coaches 
Association  in  its  second  year  of  existence. 

She  is  survived  by  her  husband  Buck,  son  Bruce  Corson 
(MI),  daughters  Marilyn  Corson  Whitney  (MI)  and  Connie 
Corson  (NM),  grand  daughters  Kathy  and  Beth  Corson  and 
brother  Matt  Mann  III.  She  is  predeceased  by  first  husband 
Bruce  Corson  and  her  daughter  Marci  Dawson  Williams. 

Following  cremation,  a  service  will  be  held  at  Camp 
Ak-o-Mak. 

A  scholarship  fund  has  been  set  up  in  her  name  to  send 
boys  and  girls  to  her  camps. 
Donations  may  be  sent  to: 
Chik-O-Mak  Foundation, 
do  Bob  Duenkel,  340  Sunset  Drive  #205. 
Fort  Lauderdale.  FL  33301.  USA 


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